[Mgs] batteries and starting

Max Heim max_heim at sbcglobal.net
Mon May 25 10:43:02 MDT 2009


True. But my take on it would be that 6V battery technology is essentially
stagnant, but there is healthy competition and innovation in 12V batteries.
So, in theory, you are likely to get better value and better performance
with a 12V battery. The value part is certainly true.


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Max Heim
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on 5/25/09 8:25 AM, David Breneman at david_breneman at yahoo.com wrote:

> -- On Sun, 5/24/09, oliver <sumton at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
>> yes, i'm still running two 6
>> volters, and i know i
>> should replace them with a single 12, but i figured while
>> they were working i would leave them.
> 
> You make it sound like running with the original battery
> setup is something irrational.  It's not.
> 
> One thing you didn't mention is whether you topped up
> the fluid in the batteries with water.  If the plates
> are left exposed to air they will corrode and reduce
> the capacity of the cell.


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