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["Wendy Gulliver" <crazygardens AT verizon.net>]

Well, then.  We have Flooded, Gel and AGM (absorbed glass mat). These are
all types of lead acids.  Since gels or AGMs are usually not overcharged
(Ok, there are some very special circuits to overcharge these, but I would
not expect to find them in normal consumer equipment), I would not expect
the flooded setting to have an overcharge circuit either.

Have fun,
Wendy



> 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.
>
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