Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!think!ames!amdcad!diablo!phil From: phil@diablo.amd.com (Phil Ngai) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: fast chargers Message-ID: <28498@amdcad.AMD.COM> Date: 20 Dec 89 23:38:45 GMT References: <28472@amdcad.AMD.COM> Sender: news@amdcad.AMD.COM Reply-To: phil@diablo.AMD.COM (Phil Ngai) Organization: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Sunnyvale CA Lines: 19 In article mikemc@mustang.ncr-fc.FtCollins.NCR.com (Mike McManus) writes: |Question: Are the so-called "gel-cells" the same as lead-acid batteries? I I think gel-cells are lead-acid chemistry. |ago. I'm wondering what the effects of leaving them uncharged for long periods |of time are. I don't have an immediate project in, but figured I would come up I wouldn't leave them uncharged for ANY period of time. |Should I occasionally |discharge and charge the cells to keep them in proper working order? I don't think they have NiCd memory so you probably don't need to do this. If I am wrong I hope that someone will correct me. -- Phil Ngai, phil@diablo.amd.com {uunet,decwrl,ucbvax}!amdcad!phil Ann Landers says "Let's talk about legalizing drugs."