Morning Hicups

[Ozboc]

hi there - a complete discharge of a battery is going to shorten the life of the battery considerably ...

I have about 7 large capacity batteries ( 2 in 4x4 ) 2 in caravan 2 spare to run from solar panel - 1 for boat - most are deep cycle batteries - some gel others lead acid ( we camp away from civilization so need lots of batteries )

I have completely discharged batteries and then recharged them ( the deep cycle ones take about 1 - 2 days to recharge ) the ones that i have fully discharge only last maybe 1 - 2 years - the others 3 - 4 years and at about 300 - 500 each -- to expensive .... what i am getting at is this practice is not good for your battery at all - its not the same as your little batteries you have from your camera or phone ... cells can collapse - of they can become heavily fouled and then not accept charge

Boc