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Old September 13th 05, 02:05 PM
C. E. White
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Try http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden/carfaq.htm . It might not answer
your exact questions, but it is a good read.

Ed

"Ryan Underwood" > wrote in message
...
> Here's a short quiz.
>
> 1. With respect to lead acid batteries, "maintenance free" means:
>
> a) Maintenance is done by the seller at no additional cost.
> b) There is no maintenance procedure that can extend the life of the

battery.
> c) Even if there were such a procedure, the battery has been designed in a

way
> that makes it impossible, in order to cut manufacturing costs.
> d) Even if there were such a procedure, the battery has been designed in a

way
> that makes it impossible, in order to sell you a new battery on a

shorter
> schedule.
>
> The question I'm really getting at is whether or not "sealed" batteries

ever
> run low on electrolyte like "capped" batteries do. If they do, it seems

like
> the battery would have an artificially short lifetime if it is not

possible to
> add fluid as necessary.
>



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