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| Ev Archive for January 1998 |
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| 1241 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:41:28 2001 |
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gassing
Grant wrote:
>160V! For a 120V pack you should never exceed 152V. That's fully charged.
>Most people on this list do not charge past 136-140 volts. The batteries
>start gassing at around 140V and they don't need to gas every cycle.
NOT TRUE! Battery need to be gassed every time. For most lead-acid batteries:
Gassing voltage = 2.37V/cell x 60 = 142.2V At this point the batteries are
80% charged.
Finish voltage = 2.5V/cell = 150V. Genesis specs say to charge to 165V
occasionally.
GF
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