mossing of the plates in lead acid batteries
Hi, What is mossing of the plates? What causes it? What can I do to avoid it?
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Well I've partly answered question #3 once mossing starts there is no fix.
"With high sulphate solutions not only is lead sulphate present on the electrodes, but also in a soluble form it can even reach as far as the separator. During an renewed charging process the separated lead sulphate par-
ticles are converted there in Pb and PbO2 and can lead to a short circuit here while they arrange themselves in the form of dendrites. In this case dendrites are classified as needle-like growth of Pb and PbO2.
The irreversible dendrite formation is thus fostered due to long standing times in a discharged state respectively when the starter battery is re-charged from a low state of charge"
"With high sulphate solutions not only is lead sulphate present on the electrodes, but also in a soluble form it can even reach as far as the separator. During an renewed charging process the separated lead sulphate par-
ticles are converted there in Pb and PbO2 and can lead to a short circuit here while they arrange themselves in the form of dendrites. In this case dendrites are classified as needle-like growth of Pb and PbO2.
The irreversible dendrite formation is thus fostered due to long standing times in a discharged state respectively when the starter battery is re-charged from a low state of charge"
