
Originally Posted by
Pedrostt500
The only difference between a Gel Battery and standard Lead Acid is, the Acid in the gel Battery has a Gel agent in the battery, and are obviously non serviceable, though you have to watch recharging a Gel battery, as there is a pressure valve in the battery if the battery gets to hot, it can loose electrolite, I have seen Gel batteries where the battery has been seriously over charged, and the relife valve has failed, and the battery has ended up looking like a ball.
Gel batteries are usualy used in the likes of electric scooters, golf carts etc, all lead acid batteries are best stored fully charged, as Scummy does, though over charging a lead acid battery is just as detrimental to the life of the battery as under charging, a good rule of thum is not recharging a battery any longer than 24hrs max, and if you are recharging a lead acid battery regurly, then 4 to 8 hrs should be sufficiant in most cases.
Trical chargers keep putting a continuious charge into your battery, and have been known to ruin batteries reasonably quickly, so it is wise to disconect these battery chargers after you have recharged your battery.
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