Page 1 of 1
Gell cell or normal LB?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:02 pm
by mcbainia
Ive got a numax l110 LB and I'm charging it up using my battery charger. There's a setting on my charger for a 'gel cell' or a 'normal'. Does anyone know which setting it should be on? Does it make a difference?
Re: Gell cell or normal LB?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:15 pm
by daveblueozzie
Im sure it would say on the battery whether it was a gel battery
Re: Gell cell or normal LB?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:16 pm
by g8dhe
The
Numax L110 is a standard
Lead Acid whilst
Gel Lead Acid batteries are sealed with a pressure relief valves.
The charger will use a slightly higher charging voltage and current for standard batteries whilst it is important to keep the current slightly less in the Gel types as if they start to gas to much then you will cause the valves to open to vent the excess pressure, once the gasses are lost then they can't be replaced by more liquid and the cells will loose performance.
So for a Numax you can use the standard setting.
Re: Gell cell or normal LB?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:16 pm
by mcbainia
No, no mention of gel at all on the battery.
Re: Gell cell or normal LB?
Posted: Fri Jan 21, 2011 11:17 pm
by mcbainia
Thank you Geoff. It's now charging away!