The golf cart batteries have more space above the plates, so the effect of healing is less critical than in most “normal” wet cell batteries. It is still there, but you have a bit more room for error.
Marek From: Dreuge via CnC-List Sent: Friday, April 6, 2018 13:56 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Dreuge Subject: Re: Stus-List Marine Batteries GOLF CART There is a 4th issue too for wet cell batteries. While AGMs and Gels have more options for orienting the batteries in your box, wet cell battery orientation matters in sailboats. One should orient the batteries artwartship (i.e. the long end of the battery turned beam to beam) as apposed to parallel to the boats centerline. You will kill your batteries much sooner while healing if your wet cell batteries are along the centerline. This is because the wet cells that make up the battery are longer along the battery width and short along the battery length, so a heeled battery has more exposed lead plates if its along the centerline. It's like running your batteries low on water. - Paul E. 1981 C&C 38 Landfall S/V Johanna Rose Fort Walton Beach, FL http://svjohannarose.blogspot.com/<https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsvjohannarose.blogspot.com%2F&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cf3aca0dc9d1b4c426c9d08d59be7c55b%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaaaaaaaaaa%7C1%7C0%7C636586342098018604&sdata=IBoRu8j54NkELCUcFvI7PQjF79%2BmsT8dfHILq1GNjks%3D&reserved=0>
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