# New batteries
**URL:** https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720
**Category:** NEV & LSV Forum
**Created:** [September 21, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720 "2012-09-21T19:03:22Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@eSGEMColo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/eSGEMColo)
#### Post date: [September 21, 2012, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720/1 "2012-09-21T19:03:22Z")
I want to do this right…plus get the most out of my batteries… I have replaced my AGMs that have given me fits in my 05… I have gone back to the Deka GEL… I have had my car for a year and have always plugged the car in when I get home… my mechanic asked if the battery or chargerhad memory… I don’t know… memory to him is if you charge a battery only after a few miles the battery will only charge to that… he used his phone as an example… the other manchanic said his phone had a different kind of battery…
what is the right way?
Bob
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### Author:  [@chuckkent](https://community.electricforum.com/u/chuckkent)
#### Post date: [September 22, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720/2 "2012-09-22T17:11:03Z")
None of the auto/marine/golf batteries have memories. Only nicads in electronics. I charge my batteries after each trip. When I pull my GEM in the garage it’s immediately plugged in. The shallower you use the battery the longer they will last. I think for deep cycle batteries I feel best with flooded cells. Maintenance free batteries are OK for cars and vehicles where they are only used for starting. On a ten mile trip my batteries the acid drops about a 1/4 of an inch but returns after charging. The Zivan and newer chargers do a great job of conserving water. I’ve only added water once this summer and I drive the car everyday. I just feel I have more control over the condition of the battery by being able to add water and check the SG when necessary.
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### Author:  [@GEMmechanic](https://community.electricforum.com/u/GEMmechanic)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2012, 11:03am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720/3 "2012-09-23T11:03:07Z")
If you have replaced AGM with GEL batteries, please be sure the setting on your charger has been changed accordingly.
Daniel
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### Author:  [@LuvMyTJ](https://community.electricforum.com/u/LuvMyTJ)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2012, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720/4 "2012-09-23T17:28:44Z")
[QUOTE=GEMmechanic;12658]If you have replaced AGM with GEL batteries, please be sure the setting on your charger has been changed accordingly.
Daniel[/QUOTE]
Good point! 
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### Author:  [@eSGEMColo](https://community.electricforum.com/u/eSGEMColo)
#### Post date: [September 23, 2012, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/new-batteries/2720/5 "2012-09-23T19:09:55Z")
I was never able to change the charger to the AGM… that may have been the root of my AGM problem… it is set to charge the GELs… I went to a Plug in Day event today… a 16 mile round trip and I am happy to report… I had a great time talking about my GEM car and I still had 4 bars and lots of power in my car when I got home…
Bob