
17-05-2011, 12:12
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Re: Better Battaries for Driver Pratice
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Originally Posted by Chris Mormile
Float charging is more commonly known as trickle charging. It is used on High Performance NICD, NIMH, LIPO, and A123 batteries to keep them from self discharging. This method doesn't hurt or damage the battery. where as if you did that with a lead-acid battery it would start to damage it after a while.
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Float charging and trickle charging are not the same thing.
You can leave a lead-acid battery on a float charger.
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