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    A NEW SPARK

    Jun 26, 2019 3 minutes
    WORDS BY MARK SEABROOK
    PHOTOGRAPHY BY LAWRENCE SCHÄFFLER

    hen R Marine Flagship’s Service Manager Adam Hadfield was asked by a customer to replace a 24-volt battery bank in his Riviera 70, due to loss of capacity and depth of charge, it was the perfect time to consider new battery technology. “The previous AGM power system provided battery storage for 50% of a total of 1,200 amp-hours, or 600 available amp-hours. The batteries weighed 1,200kg and their footprint took up more than a square metre,” recounts Adam. The decline in

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