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  • Re: Group 41 Battery at Wal-Mart

    Al Knoll · Fri, 12 Nov 2010 09:29:34 -0800 · Mailing-list archive

    Thers some things to remember about the physics/chemistry of these flooded cell batteries and their design. The battery energy delivery rate, cranky amps...

  • Re: Auxilliary batteries

    David Beierl · Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:38:38 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...This is true whether flooded-cell or AGM/gel batteries are used, but it is much more true with AGM or gel; so if...

  • Re: Auxilliary batteries

    Joe Fernandez · Mon, 14 Mar 2011 22:27:01 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...minimize up-front costs without *unnecessarily* > increasing lifetime costs, stick with flooded-cell batteries. Your lifetime > costs will still be a lot higher, and...

  • Re: Auxilliary batteries

    David Beierl · Mon, 14 Mar 2011 23:19:40 -0400 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Conversely if you want to minimize up-front costs without *unnecessarily* increasing lifetime costs, stick with flooded-cell batteries. Your lifetime costs will still...

  • Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?

    neil n · Tue, 23 Jul 2013 17:56:56 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 4:43 PM, Richard A Jones <Jones@colorado.edu> wrote: > Flooded-cell (wet cell) batteries should stick about...

  • Re: Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?

    Stuart MacMillan · Tue, 23 Jul 2013 12:58:23 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky? > My near new 100 AH flooded deep cycle battery (not AGM) ..... was > recently discharged it to...

  • Re: Small smart charger with equalize mode?

    Rocket J Squirrel · Tue, 11 Oct 2011 12:41:43 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...As my original post mentioned, my battery is a flooded cell lead-acid deep cycle battery, and Trojan specifies 15.5V for proper equalizing...

  • What I Learned from Trojan Battery's tech support guy

    Rocket J Squirrel · Sat, 29 Oct 2011 07:37:15 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

    ...air, nickel-cadmium, dry cells, frog cells, the Bunsen Cell, the Baghdad Battery of Antiquity, or anything NOT a flooded-plate deep cycle lead...

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  • Flooded cell

    Battery design using liquid electrolyte and lead-antimony plates

  • Hydrometer

    An instrument that measures a liquid’s specific gravity. In Gerry’s battery FAQ it is used with electrolyte from accessible cells of a flooded lead-acid battery, helping compare cells and estimate charge. It does not measure voltage and is not a general-purpose tester for sealed or lithium camper batteries.

  • Electrolyte level

    The height of the liquid electrolyte relative to the plates in a serviceable flooded lead-acid battery. It describes liquid quantity, not state of charge or specific gravity. Gerry’s battery FAQ discusses accessible cells; this term must not be read as an instruction to open a sealed battery.

  • Specific gravity

    The ratio of a liquid’s density to that of water. In the flooded lead-acid battery context of Gerry’s FAQ, electrolyte specific gravity helps estimate charge and compare cells. It is different from electrolyte level; temperature and battery design affect interpretation. It is not a measurement for a sealed lithium camper battery.

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