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Rockford67 · 03-27-2019, 05:35 PM

To any battery experts out there: Give it to me straight doc, how much time do I got? Or time to replace? Fully charged, resting after 4 hours, all cells same.

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Shadowcatche · 03-29-2019, 05:55 PM

Time to replace, That 50% SOC more or less is the killer it is already dead.

MSHappyCampers · 03-30-2019, 10:56 AM

Hi! Welcome to IRV2! We're sure glad you joined the gang!

Noticed you are kinda new on IRV2 and wanted to say hello. Unless there's a good reason you need to wait I would go ahead and replace those batteries! Have fun and keep her between the ditches!

Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!

Rockford67 · 03-30-2019, 11:09 AM

Thanks I figured I needed to replace, but I believe the specific gravity reading is about 1.235 - I looked that up on a chart and the SOC would be 75-80%? Its confusing.

Arch Hoagland · 03-30-2019, 11:13 AM

I read on another thread yesterday that you should do the test four times to get an accurate result.

Might be interesting to try that.

Rockford67 · 03-30-2019, 11:14 AM

Only reason to wait would be until I can afford Lithium Batteries! I know there is a lot of opinions out there, but economically I wonder if I should replace with 6V AGM's for half the price and wait for Lithium to become more affordable. I don't think I want to put out 2+ grand for batteries right now...