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I read somewhere that charging the last 10-15% of a battery causes it to expire earlier than they otherwise would. IOW, charging a 3.8v battery to 3.4v greatly extendes the battery's number of charge cycles. First, is this true? yes, you give up significant capacity, but your battery will last...

Hello, I am in the beginning stages of implementing a backup power system for my house. I live in SoCal, so power here is expensive. but that is not my motivation. I am looking for power security, and do not want to be reliant on the grid. Fire season is coming, and because of last year's...

Hello All, My first post here. I am building an AGM battery bank, and I have a question about wiring these things in series and/or parallel. The current plan is to use 4 x 12V for 48V. but, why not five for 60V or six for 72V? or 144V? I know balancing is an issue for series packs, but...