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Ev Archive for January 1998
1241 messages, last added Wed Aug 08 18:41:28 2001

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Re: gassing



Gary?  Even with Optima batteries?  I thought that oneof the things to
avoid with sealed batteries was gassing because every time the battery
outgasses, it's a one way trip.  There is no way to replace the water
from which the hydrogen is lost.

Am I missing something??

GardnerH


On 1/31/98 Gary Flo wrote:
>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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Re: gassing