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Re: [GMCnet] Should the batteries charge when plugged in [message #324776 is a reply to message #324773] Tue, 10 October 2017 00:52 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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What should I get to replace it?
Is there a preferred battery monitoring system?

On Mon, Oct 9, 2017 at 7:59 PM, John R. Lebetski
wrote:

> On the converter. .... A smart unit is just that and tapers charge rate to
> the state of charge the battery is in, prolonging life. The BIG thing is
> it is smart enough to take the batttery to the final stage of charge where
> it must be brought up to at least 14.2V, then taper back. Yours only gets
> to the mid 13s which will sulfonate the battery to an early death. Seems
> counterintuitive but that is why the buzz box style ruined batteries when
> left plugged in.
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> 77 Eleganza II
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