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Article #21838Re: fast chargers
From: Phil Ngai
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 23:38
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 1989 23:38
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In article <MIKEMC.89Dec20104252@mustang.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com> mikemc@mustang.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) writes:
|Question: Are the so-called "gel-cells" the same as lead-acid batteries? I
I think gel-cells are lead-acid chemistry.
|ago. I'm wondering what the effects of leaving them uncharged for long periods
|of time are. I don't have an immediate project in, but figured I would come up
I wouldn't leave them uncharged for ANY period of time.
|Should I occasionally
|discharge and charge the cells to keep them in proper working order?
I don't think they have NiCd memory so you probably don't need to do
this. If I am wrong I hope that someone will correct me.
--
Phil Ngai, phil@diablo.amd.com {uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil
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