* An ongoing debate between Jean Parrot and Ben Ritchey rages on ...

BR>> FYI, my research has discovered that Lead Acid cells need 1.085x
| JP>         2.085  of what base voltage, Ben ? When I had a sloop, I got

Nope, each CELL is considered to be 2V, float rate is 1.085x, per commercial
specs (sola) which gives 2.17 V/cell or 13.02 VDC for a 12V "battery". A
fast/full charge is applied every 6 months for 24 hours to top off. :)

| JP>         So now, tell me what 1.085x ? With no useful capacity left, a

That's what specific gravity testing is for ... I get my lead acid specs from
the local battery shop (family business, 40+ years) and I use deep cycle marine
batteries (12V lead acid) for local backup.

I'm not looking for perfection, but I'm no dummy either 

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