Secrets of lead acid batteries

Secrets of Lead Acid Batteries: Essential Knowledge for Alternate Energy Applications is also available on Amazon.co.uk Click here >>>

This booklet details how batteries are rated, built, the different types of charging, how they discharge, and why they fail, how to quick charge, equalise cells, rejuvenate a sick battery, test them, etc.

With this book you will learn about battery chemistry and why these things work at all. You learn what specific gravity is and how it's used to measure charge. You learn how very high and very low temperatures affect performance, about the different ways to charge batteries, about gassing problems, cell equalization and more.

You learn how to connect batteries in various configurations to get a large energy storage device. You learn about the so-called "secret rejuvenators" sold to suckers, and about a simple treatment that will sometimes restore part of an old battery's performance. You get sample calculations, techniques the pro's use, problems to watch, and more.

Again this was written for people who want to use lead-acid cells for purposes other than starting their cars. And this is the absolutely essential knowledge you must have if you are to make your station battery work properly. But it will also help anyone who regularly deals with auto batteries. It's amazing how common lead-acid batteries are, and how little anyone knows about them.er.

Useful booklet if you are thinking about using lead acid batteries to store your output form solar or wind.