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I'm talking about desulfation using Ann ac current. Though that isn't physically taking apart the battery, it is still meeting with it in a way that could cause it to express.

By the way, I wish I was this guy:
https://m.youtube.com/user/Photonvids

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I work at the store, we literally split these same batteries open and take out the lead for recycling. It WILL burn if you don't take safety precautions, but its common sense to take them anyways.

Though there is sulfuric acid in the electrolyte, the water dilutes it significatly. Also, the sealed batteries (like the one in the picture) aren't filled with liquid like auto batteries. It comes out as a sort of blackish-grey powder, very much like alkaline batteries when they corrode.

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Opening a lead acid battery requires training and specific safety equipment, as I'm sure you are already aware.

35% sulfuric acid will burn exposed skin if not immediately washed off and can cause permanent eye damage if it gets in the eyes.

My concern is that your statement could be taken out of context and lead to harm.

For safety's sake I suggest you edit your posts to emphasize this.

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As I said in my first post in this thread, it is NOT a good idea to open or tamper with ANY battery. Let not my intentions be misconstrued, I was only trying to provide relevant information.

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So Valcore,
Are you wishing to allowing the cart to charge up the batteries on the go? Or do you want it to be just plugged in to initiate charging, or a hybrid of both?

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Another suggestion might be to include chargers for rechargable drill batteries if your team uses cordless drills--we would never go to competition without our DeWalts!

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Yeah! Also, it could be a possibility to power the battery drill from the cart battery, after the regular one runs out. It would only require a boost converter, but could save the team from running out of battery in the middle of something important. It would be nice to have 24 volt 24 ah (576wh) li-ion batteries to power the tools, because that is raw power, and long runtime!

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This is what i saw at 1717's open house,
its a movable shelf with chargers (i believe 7 ports each) on each side.

Pretty cool and functional.

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They are actually 6 port chargers.
Link to the whole thread here: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ad.php?t=85479

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These are great chargers. Had two at our store for three years running almost 24/7 charging 8D-size batteries. These will not dissapoint.

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That's cool! Are they CC/CV/Hybrid? (Constant current/voltage/hybrid)

The charger is great, but the price tag is also great :confused:

I have a Harbor Freight charger, plugged in continuously, for years at a time, without a problem. It is slow, but it offers everything I need!

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They are CV, I believe. They're like gigantic trickle chargers; if you run a deep cycle battery all the way down and hook it up to this, it would probably be back up to full in around 12 hours, depending on what deep cycle battery you use.

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That is fast! How do you power it? Is there a deep-cycle battery connected to an inverter?

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I think you misunderstand. I use this at a battery shop where I work., I am not powering this off of other batteries, it is stationary. If you were to run this off batteries, my guess is you wouldn't be able to run it 12 without buying 8D size batteries or something ridiculous like that

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The battery charger information says it needs 220v input. That might be kind of hard to get in the pits. Is this the right link?

http://test.autometer.com/productDet...D=54&isKi t=0

-Hugh