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  • From: Don Bowen <don.bowen AT earthlink.net>
  • To: homestead AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Homestead] SLA vs FLA batteries
  • Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 17:10:20 -0800

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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