[AstralTraveller (David)]

This discussion is very timely as I'm about to buy a battery/battery pack of some kind.

My first battery pack lasted only a couple of years and I'm not too happy about that. I accept that I didn't treat it well - it was discharged too deep too often, not always kept charged and charged with a cheap charger. So I plan to do things right the second time. I will get ample capacity and use a good trickle charger. The thing that I'm now wondering about is whether an AGM or marine battery is necessary or will a standard gel cell do.

I know in the end it will be a value judgment but I'd like to hear as many points of view and share as many experiences as possible before parting with the $$$.

Oh yes, and I'd like to stir up the ant's nest .

thanks,
David