Questions tagged [lead-acid]

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Does storing a car battery on its side damage it?

I just bought a new battery yesterday that I'm planning to install this weekend. I wasn't thinking and I just plunked it in my car on its side so it wouldn't tip. But then I just this remembered this morning that it contains liquid. I went it and…
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I was filling and activating my new Yuasa battery when I noticed a slight smell of rotten eggs

I just received my new battery for my Triumph and it came with acid tubes that I needed to use to fill the battery. I followed the instructions in this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBHdE1RtXaI, but as soon as I connected the acid tubes with…
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Can I estimate the health of an old lead-acid battery by its rest open-circuit voltage at full charge?

Cars today use lead-acid batteries for the starting/lighting/ignition system. Hybrid vehicles that start the engine by a high-voltage battery do the same except for starting. Similarly, many electric vehicles have a 12-volt lead-acid battery that's…
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AGM 12V battery unreliable power output

In spring I had bought a 12V AGM motorcycle battery for a starter for my generator. I had quite some issues making it work and wanted to return it but eventually it suddenly started working. Anyway during summer I used the generator quite often and…
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