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$4 Trojan T-125s ?! | 23 comments (23 topical, editorial)

Re: $4 Trojan T-125s ?! (3.00 / 0) (#23)
by elt on Sat Aug 9th, 2008 at 03:21:35 PM MST
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Of the older four batteries, it looks like three have a shorted cell in them and the fourth has two shorted cell. (I couldn't find a lot of info on shorted cells so I'm guessing that.) The symptoms are that the cells get warm but don't bubble (or bubble only a little bit) and the specific gravity won't come up. Three batteries quickly self-discharge to three or four volts. The fourth one almost holds a charge. It only looses about .2 volts a day.

Lacking any revelations, I'll take them to be recycled during the week.

It's been quite a lesson in end-of-life of lead acid batteries (and quite an incentive to keep my good batteries from getting there!)

Thanks you,
- Ed.

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$4 Trojan T-125s ?! | 23 comments (23 topical, 0 editorial)

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