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Re: (ET) Battery University



Perhaps it should be called "Battery Community College" rather then university.


>
> > I came across the "Battery University" website. Some interesting
> > information:
>
> The page on lead battery charging says " Lead acid is sluggish and cannot be
> charged as quickly as other battery systems." I'm not an electrochemist,
> but I don't see how they can say that. As long as you monitor its
> temperature, an AGM lead battery can be charged about as fast as it can be
> discharged, as long as you're below 80% SOC. We're talking thousands of
> amps. I certainly wouldn't call that "sluggish."
>