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Metal plates that support the brake shoes

• brakes
• plates

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Plates used to block off heat riser ports on engine

• engine
• exhaust

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Thin plates used to reduce friction

• suspension
• vanagon

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Battery design using liquid electrolyte and lead-antimony plates

• batteries
• flooded-cell

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Battery design using gel-type electrolyte and lead-calcium plates

• batteries
• gel-cell

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Describes a lead-acid battery affected by persistent lead-sulfate deposits on its plates. Gerry’s FAQ associates this condition with prolonged discharged storage and reduced serviceability. This is different from corrosion visible on external terminals, and the label alone does not establish that a battery can be restored.

• battery
• condition

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In the lead-acid batteries discussed in Gerry’s battery FAQ, the liquid mixture of sulfuric acid and water in contact with the plates. Its density changes with charge state. This meaning is specific to that battery chemistry; it is not a generic name for every camper battery’s contents.

• battery
• chemistry

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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.

• batteries
• maintenance