AGM batteries
Hello, wondering if AGM batteries should be equalized monthly as normal wet cell batteries are. Thinking of changing to AGM. Thanks Socal
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Almot wrote:
Yes, you stir electrolyte when applying Eq voltage. You can't avoid stirring it at these elevated voltages, obviously.
See, you use stir in defining equalize which make it applicable to wets alone.
Stir means to remix the liquid solution to make the concentration of the acid uniform throught the liquid. The voltage necessary to cause electrolosys, the agent that causes the stirring, is not necessary to make cell voltages equalize; the OTHER definition of equalization.
AGMs/Gels do not need the necessary higher stirring volts in order to balance the cell voltages. Don't stir AGM/Gel.
HTH;
John
