Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

To: Cringing Negativism Network

Yea, you’re ok. The bigger concern is whether you’re deep-cycling batteries that are not intended to be deep-cycled. If you are, you’ll get about 3 to 5 cycles out of them and then plates will start to disintegrate. That’s why you get about 2 chances to leave your car lights on before the third time kills the battery for good.


13 posted on 02/22/2011 8:30:07 PM PST by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies ]


To: BobL

“The bigger concern is whether you’re deep-cycling batteries that are not intended to be deep-cycled. If you are, you’ll get about 3 to 5 cycles out of them and then plates will start to disintegrate.”

-

Does immediate re-charge help mediate that?

Is there a percentage de-charged (for example on a 12-volt battery, down 25 percent percent to 9v remaining?) at which point the damage goes logarithmic?


27 posted on 02/22/2011 9:12:15 PM PST by Cringing Negativism Network (Palin / Trump 2012 - America First)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 13 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson