One 6V battery discharging really fast
Almost 3 years ago I swapped out my 12V battery for two 6V (Trojan T-105) batteries. Last weekend, I noticed that my trailer was losing power really fast after charging up. I used a volt meter a...
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Voltage by itself is a useless value. A watch battery may have voltage but enough power to tickle a flea. No flooded battery in my memory (100,000+) has ever recovered from a sitting voltage of 1.33 volts per cell. It is far beyond the ability of a plate to absorb.
Battery manufacturers handle specialty batteries carefully
Trojan industrial batteries are handled with kid gloves. But golf car batteries are less carefully handled. One drop straight down onto concrete from 12" has a great possibility of demaninating plate separator stacking. WW II SUBMARINE batteries had porous material lining giant sediment chambers. Upon return to Freemantle, Pearl Harbor, or Mare Island, Gould and Exide would examine samples for delamination. Severe depth charging shock would fate all batteries for replacement. I visited the Exide battery shop on Mare Island in 1955 with my father. Loading batteries took like 40 people and senior machinery operators. Battery shock really helped sell spiral cell AGM batteries for off road racing.
Battery manufacturers handle specialty batteries carefully
Trojan industrial batteries are handled with kid gloves. But golf car batteries are less carefully handled. One drop straight down onto concrete from 12" has a great possibility of demaninating plate separator stacking. WW II SUBMARINE batteries had porous material lining giant sediment chambers. Upon return to Freemantle, Pearl Harbor, or Mare Island, Gould and Exide would examine samples for delamination. Severe depth charging shock would fate all batteries for replacement. I visited the Exide battery shop on Mare Island in 1955 with my father. Loading batteries took like 40 people and senior machinery operators. Battery shock really helped sell spiral cell AGM batteries for off road racing.
