MEX wrote:
One thing to keep in mind is the Concorde has .115" positive plates with 62% plate separating distance of most other VRB.
Hmmm ... putting on my mechanical engineer's (which I'm not) hat on ... it seems as if usage in high speed aircraft would dictate large as practical/possible spacing of electro-mechanical components that must be kept separated ... not reduced spacing.
Of course I get that Lifeline was maybe trying to maximize battery energy density per unit of battery volume, while at the same time trying to maintain battery resistance to vibration and motion forces. Maybe that's why they used closer spacing and hence wound up with lower float voltages. :h
As we all know, the Optima AGM batteries use another structure to absolutely maximize battery resistance to vibration and motion forces ... at a cost in battery energy density per unit of battery volume.
