How Do You Care For Deep Cycle Batteries?
Batteries are tiny, self-contained chemistry laboratories. Feed a battery with power and its electrons get packed into one side, thus storing energy like a wound spring. These chemical reactions are delicate, however, and batteries are highly susceptible to damage or decay if they are not used and maintained properly. For this reason, multiple types of batteries exist in order to satisfy the needs of differing applications. Deep cycle batteries are used to supply lower amounts of power for longer amounts of time, in contrast with starter or “cranking” batteries which provide high power for brief intervals. You can greatly improve the health and lifespan of your deep cycle battery with a few simple maintenance steps. Control the amount you discharge your battery and don’t discharge more than necessary. Deep cycle batteries are typically able to discharge as much as 80 percent of their stored power without suffering damage to their internal chemistry, but this greatly shortens their life
