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[Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>]

At 1/26/2006, you wrote:
> Flooded Lead-acid batteries can be either sealed or open.  Their charging
> characteristics are the same.  However one must be cautious with sealed
> batteries so they are not overcharged.  Deep cycle lead-acid batteries are
> usually overcharged on the charging cycle, these are open types, so that the
> gas from the electrolyte boiling can escape and not cause the battery to
> blow-up.  The question is: does your charger have an overcharge section to
> the charging curve?

I am about to toss the built-in converter and go with one of the new smart 
converters.  They have switches to set the charge curve but I think the 
selections are flooded LA, gel, and AGM.

Don Bowen                          Awl Knotted Up
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