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Old September 12th 05, 11:37 PM
Ryan Underwood
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Default Maintenance free batteries

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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