You can go as low as 80% DOD in a pinch. The thing with batteries when you look Discharge vs Cycle Life you are looking at accelerated lab test in a controlled environment under computer control with as many as 5 to 10 cycles in a day. Fact is all batteries have a Calender Life whether you use them or not. When the warranty ends is when the Calendar life Ends.
So when you look at those cycle vc DOD charts first look at the warranty. Example 24/60 is 5 years or roughly 2000 cycles. Now look at the chart and find where the DOD meets 2000 cycles. That will tell you how far you can go, but I did not tell you that.
So when you look at those cycle vc DOD charts first look at the warranty. Example 24/60 is 5 years or roughly 2000 cycles. Now look at the chart and find where the DOD meets 2000 cycles. That will tell you how far you can go, but I did not tell you that.
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