Calcium as an additive seems to accelerate hardened lead sulfate which means no removal or desulfationAccelerate means hardening in perhaps one-tenth the time as compared to lead antimony. This is not the exact chemistry but it will suffice as being more understandable in generalHybrid Plates is the new norm for car type RV batteries2% antimony positive plates and calcium additive negative platesUses less water than high 5% antimony true deep cycle batteryBest plate paste is colloidal lead in high percentage with a minimum of premium quality binders. This means using high purity gridsExpensive paste. Expensive bindersNo substitute for thick platesMany manufacturers BS their way with fairy tales but refuse to divulge positive plate thicknesss which demands better paste, better grids, and much more quality controlMore and thinner plates is much inferior and much cheaperThat makes choosing a battery by weight alone irrationalUsing computer laser robotics, Lifeline safely stuffs fewer but thicker plates and thinner but higher capacity matting into their batteriesPlate and separator alignment precise alignment are hyper-criticalAcid and electrolysis eats things for a living. A thick plate LIVES longer than a thinner plateA critical factor of a better battery is how much abuse it can withstand yet recoverGolf car batteries, how much of a fight they offer when equalizing.

Yaj wrote:What’s the question?I was wondering the same thing. Maybe it's like Jeopardy where he gives the answer and you have to guess the question?

I believe it was a piece on batteries the found interesting and shared.

Ok so there isn’t a question. Interesting post. Mex’s opinion or research. I’m glad he posted it.

Explorer

Jun 03, 2020

'Question About LEAD LEAD LEAD Acid Batteries

Calcium as an additive seems to accelerate hardened lead sulfate which means no removal or desulfation
Accelerate means hardening in perhaps one-tenth the time as compared to lead antimony. This is not the exact chemistry but it will suffice as being more understandable in general
Hybrid Plates is the new norm for car type RV batteries
2% antimony positive plates and calcium additive negative plates
Uses less water than high 5% antimony true deep cycle battery
Best plate paste is colloidal lead in high percentage with a minimum of premium quality binders. This means using high purity grids
Expensive paste. Expensive binders
No substitute for thick plates
Many manufacturers BS their way with fairy tales but refuse to divulge positive plate thicknesss which demands better paste, better grids, and much more quality control
More and thinner plates is much inferior and much cheaper
That makes choosing a battery by weight alone irrational
Using computer laser robotics, Lifeline safely stuffs fewer but thicker plates and thinner but higher capacity matting into their batteries
Plate and separator alignment precise alignment are hyper-critical
Acid and electrolysis eats things for a living. A thick plate LIVES longer than a thinner plate
A critical factor of a better battery is how much abuse it can withstand yet recover
Golf car batteries, how much of a fight they offer when equalizing.

MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 03, 2020
I thought I answered BFL13s question.
As a degreed engineer I can write my own white papers.

And they will withstand peer review.
There is far too much unsupported information about lead acid batteries

And my comments about other chemistries is extremely limited except for the fact they have not existed in the marketplace long enough to conclude authoritative retail consumer longevity data.

Reality may be cruel or kind. But there is merely a single truth devoid of opinion
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2020
Ok so there isn’t a question. Interesting post. Mex’s opinion or research. I’m glad he posted it.
Horsedoc
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2020
I believe it was a piece on batteries the found interesting and shared.
dedmiston
Moderator
Jun 03, 2020
Yaj wrote:
What’s the question?

I was wondering the same thing. Maybe it's like Jeopardy where he gives the answer and you have to guess the question?
Yaj
Explorer
Jun 03, 2020
What’s the question?
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Jun 03, 2020
Very informative. TY