Adding water to AGM battery?
Greetings, I have 2 Concorde 6V AGM batteries in my TC which are almost 10 years old. These batteries have been used continuously for the last 8 years as I live full-time in my rig. Batteries are c...
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TechWriter wrote:full_mosey wrote:
There is no pressure component to recombination. The valve is there to maintain the chemistry. The valve prevents contamination in/out of the battery.
Lifeline AGM manual -- see page 5. Those are pressure relief valves for venting. I'd say that's part of the recombination process as opposed to just keeping contamination out.
Recombination is a chemical process unrelated to pressure.
Lifeline 1.2 Overview of Lifeline ® AGM Technology wrote:
The cells are sealed with a pressure relief valve that prevents gases within the battery from escaping.
I searched the pdf for 'pressure' and I don't see anything that explains that pressure acts as a catalyst to cause or enhance recombination.
HTH;
John
