Maybe I'm viewing this WAY too simplistically, but think about your car battery - most of the time it is being charged while the car is running, unless there's an unusually heavy electrical load being placed on it at the time. Typical car battery life - 5 years or so? Dave Seng Network Engineer, obviously not an EE. Juneau, Alaska > -----Original Message----- > From: E. Sullivan [mailto:sullivaned_at_pop.mts.kpnw.org] > Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 12:14 PM > To: p w > Subject: [Paddlewise] Memories > > > My sealed lead/acid 6v bike light battery came with the > warning to never fully discharge it. I got a 'smart' charger > for it and top it up every night when I get home (it's dark > both legs of the commute). Is this a suboptimal regime for a > SLA? > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - All postings copyright the author and not to be reproduced outside PaddleWise without author's permission Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu Feb 03 2000 - 14:25:57 PST
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