primarily for small scale DIY

    • JayleneSlide@lemmy.world
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      11 months ago

      The acid is not the problem. It’s the sulfation of the plates (or mats) in flooded cell (and absorbent glass mat) batteries that ruins the batteries.

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      11 months ago

      Yeah, I guess you could recondition one kinda like how this guy does it. I had never heard of doing that before. Thanks for the info.

      I would still opt for li ion even with that though. Lithium Ion has a 2x greater depth of discharge(usable stored power) and 2-3x the lifetime (not taking into account any reconditioning) when compared to lead acid. That equals 4-6x the utility theoretically at around double the cost. That would make li ion 2-3x more bang for your buck compared to lead acid.

      But there may be some case, for using a cheaper lead acid on a small scale project. Just be aware of the maintenance requirements of them and the increased cost if you do end up using it on a long term project.