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HiTech
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May 23, 2013

Checking hydrometer accuracy with charged battery voltage

Is it true that: Specific Gravity = Cell Open Circuit Voltage - 0.845? Could one average the specific gravity readings across cells in a battery, and use this formula to check the accuracy of th...
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HiTech
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May 24, 2013
Ok more reading lol. I only got are far as organic chemistry. I considered it just a specialty of physics which pissed of chemists no end.

Yes I believe Freas to be the best commonly available.

Jim

On edit: ktmrfs add "battcon" to google searches for deep papers. I have found it helpful.

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