Re: Flat Plate versus Spiral Wound AGM Batteries?

[Bryan Andersen <bryan@visi.com>]

The main advantage I can see to spiral wound is you can easily 
get cooling air flow past them.  Other than that for a given 
volume the plate style will pack in more power.  Something about 
not having the voids the spiral wound batteries have.  

Having said that.  If I went with lead acid for the 4WD EV rally 
car I'd use Hawker Cylon BC 25AH cells.  With their shape and 
size it is quite easy to pack two 160 cell strings into a 550 
Spider body.  Expensive, but they pack nicely into odd shaped 
areas.

Now if I only could afford to build it...  

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