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Originally Posted by RVDad
Whoa, hold on now! This battery was brand new less than a month ago, I hope it's not completely dead! What are the odds of that happening?
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I’m not a battery expert by any means, but it will significantly reduce the life of the battery (lead acid) if you let it discharge more than about 50%. If it’s only a month old you are probably ok. You will know if it is damaged because it won’t hold a charge very well.
When you are using the battery, try not to take it below 60 or 50% charge before you recharge it. I use a 2000watt generator to recharge my batteries when I’m dry camping. If you are plugged into shore power, that should charge your battery and you don’t really need to worry about it.
Also, I pop the caps off my batteries about every month to make sure the metal plates are covered with water. If they are not, you can add distilled water so they are covered. Use distilled water only.
Edit-the above advice is for flooded lead acid batteries, not sealed AGM or lithium ion.