-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Saturday, 2014-10-25 at 18:02 -0700, jdebert wrote:
Starved electrolyte batteries such as the Optima brand will be permanently and severely damaged when the charge rate exceeds the design max limit of 35amps. This is why they must never be jumped even once. It will void the warranty. And who wants to buy a new Optima every month at the current price of $250US?
Language barrier here: What is "jumping a battery"?
Gel electrolyte batteries generally have a much lower charge rate. Exceeding it can permanently damage the battery. The electrolyte can retain heat longer than the other two types. I do not recall what the charge rate is atm and it varies by battery vendor, type and capacity. UPS's are designed to charge specific gel batteries at specific rates.
Good to know. - -- Cheers, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAlRNAqkACgkQtTMYHG2NR9XNNwCdEgPiR3ckkO/8o2CoAydKSYkJ QlsAniqgQNu2Bw9icFNzwjlFHBi4QQ1L =3+BA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org