VRLA Battery question

Glenn And Kitty wrote:

RJsfishin wrote:
This is almost haylarious !
A VRLA battery is a "valve regulated lead acid battery"

An AGM is an "absorbed glass matt battery" (lead acid battery)

Long ago, I bought a VRLA battery, and after 10 yrs, I sawed it in 1/2, and it was an AGM....."absorbed glass matt battery. They are the same type battery. The later ones are able to be home filled, then sealed,

I didn’t mean to make you laugh. I'm no expert on this stuff so that's why I asked on this forum.

All I know is that I followed the instruction in the owner’s manual. The battery was installed in an EF6300iSDE-H Yamaha generator but was not wired up. I had to remove it from the generator and add electrolyte (or that’s what it said on the container that the solution was). After empting the container into the battery there was a plastic sealing strip that came with it that I placed over the fill holes of the battery and it snapped into place and created an air tight seal. It does not appear that the strap is removable now that I have it in place.

The owner’s manual and the instruction in the box with the electrolyte said, “This is a VRLA battery and needs constant voltage when charging. If you do not have a charger that can provide a constant charge, take the battery to an authorized Yamaha dealer for charging”.

Bottom line is that it works and I don’t care what kind of battery it is.

What you have there is known as a DRY CHARGED battery, it IS a FLA or flooded lead acid battery.

Read about dry charged batteries HERE

For those who don't want to look at the link...

"BATTERIES - Wet or Dry Charged

Batteries can be produced as Wet-Charged, such as current automotive batteries are
today, or they can be Dry-Charged, such as a motorcycle battery where an electrolyte
solution is added when put into service.

WET-CHARGED:
The lead-acid battery is filled with electrolyte and charged when it is
built. During storage, a slow chemical reaction will cause self-discharge. Periodic
charging is required. Most batteries sold today are wet charged.

DRY-CHARGED:
The battery is built, charged, washed and dried, sealed, and shipped
without electrolyte. It can be stored for up to 18 months. When put into use, electrolyte
and charging are required. Batteries of this type have a long shelf life. Motorcycle
batteries are typically dry charged batteries."

Basically it is a MOTORCYCLE battery which typically is shipped DRY and PRECHARGED, you add the electrolyte (which IS BATTERY ACID) and the battery is ready to use. The only twist I see is once you install the "caps" it is now a sealed lead acid battery which uses "valves" to regulate the battery pressure..

Really is nothing new and folks I am surprised you missed this one...