COACH BATTERIES

[hippieforever3]

> If you deep discharge your lead acid batteries like you suggest you
> will destroy them. That type of cycling is for Nicad and other types,
> not lead/acid.

As lead/acid batteries discharge below their "natural" cell potential
their operating characteristics enter a zone of increased internal
resistance. At some point (before damage) the current they will supply
to a resistive (incandescent) load drops to NEAR zero. The lower the
current through the incandescent load the higher its resistance will
also be.

I admit, I should have clarified that you don't leave the incandescent
load on forever. A few hours after the bulbs dimmed would be ideal.

Under no circumstances should really low resistance loads (like cables)
be used to help with the discharge.

Regards,
GPSGary