Being an authority allows a battery engineer to understand and know the characteristics between a high antimony battery another of 2.75% Sb, a third with 1% and hybrid calcium negative plates. The ability to troubleshoot battery performance and lifespan and determine whether the problem is user or manufacturer caused.
This forum is a discussion thread. Actual work comes into play when a user inquires "My thirteen thousand dollar battery bank went south. Tell me why?" The when that issue is resolved...
"My budget is limited. I need the sole correct answer that will rectify this problem. And I need it fast..."
Sort of like comparing driving down Maple drive on a Sunday to driving the Indy 500. The latter brooks zero errors.
Then you approach OEM and supply -workable- answers as to how to rectify the problem.
It does require a little education and experience...