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GLOSSARY
What is a GEL battery?
A gel battery is a lead-acid electric storage battery that:
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is sealed using special pressure valves and should never
be opened.
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is
completely
maintenance-free.*
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uses thixotropic gelled electrolyte.
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uses a recombination reaction to prevent the escape of
hydrogen and oxygen gases normally lost in a flooded
lead-acid battery (particularly in deep cycle applications).
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is non-spillable, and therefore can be operated in virtually
any position. However, upside-down installation is not
recommend-ed.
Connections must be retorqued and the batteries should
be cleaned periodically.
What is an AGM battery?
An AGM battery is a lead-acid electric storage battery that:
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is sealed using special pressure valves and should never
be opened.
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is
completely
maintenance-free.*
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has all of its electrolyte absorbed in separators consisting
of a sponge-like mass of matted glass fibers.
z
uses a recombination reaction to prevent the escape of
hydrogen and oxygen gases normally lost in a flooded
lead-acid battery (particularly in deep cycle applications).
z
is non-spillable, and therefore can be operated in virtually
any position. However, upside-down installation is not
recommended.
Connections must be retorqued and the batteries should
be cleaned periodically.
What is a VRLA battery?
Valve Regulated Lead Acid Battery – This type of battery is
sealed Maintenance Free with a “Bunce” Valve or Valves in
the top of them that opens when a preset pressure is realized
inside the battery and let’s the excess gas pressure out.
Then the valve resets itself.
