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| BCinSC |
  Jul 23 2004, 09:21 AM
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Nothing but Trouble  Group: Members Posts: 138 Joined: 8-June 03 From: Wakefield, MA Member No.: 800 Region Association: North East States  |
Needed to shoehorn my Optima RedTop into friend's Jag X-Type this morning and to get cables connected, laid it on its side. I know you can do this, being gel, but for how long?
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| charlesmac |
Jul 23 2004, 11:19 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 210 Joined: 27-June 04 From: Richland, MS Member No.: 2,264 |
they're not gel cell battries. basically they are just 6 large capacitors wired together. I think almost identical to the stiffening caps used in high end automotive sound systems. they can store large amounts of current, then release it when needed. A friend used one as an extra battery to run his system, mounted it sideways inside the car covered by custom access panels. so they don't have to have a lot of venting either.
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