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RE: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gelled cells



Frank,
             It looks like if I want to invert my sub it's going to add quite a bit to the price tag.  I was hoping to charge the batteries over night out at Santa Cruz island while the sub was in it's inverted "flip" position. 
 
Brian
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From: owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org [mailto:owner-personal_submersibles@psubs.org]On Behalf Of ShellyDalg@aol.com
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:47 AM
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] gelled cells

Hi Brian. Your plan to invert your sub will make it necessary to use AGM batteries or maybe the Optima sealed ones so they don't spill. There's no way to add jello to a wet battery. Tesla motors has set up a battery bank made of a few thousand lap top batteries, but that's very complicated and expensive.
The AGM batteries can be turned on their sides for short periods, but not upside down of course.
I had a dirt bike years ago with a gel-cell battery, but it was designed to resist vibration and rough riding. It could be turned side ways and even upside down for SHORT periods of time. Frank D.