Victor Tikhonov wrote: > jerry dycus wrote:
> > True!! Being able to charge them once a week > > without harming them is nice too. > > jerry dycus > > All else equal, frequency of charging is only function > of Ah capacity. 100 Ah batteries at 50% DOD will take > the same [roughly] 5 hours @20A to charge, PbA, NiCd or LiIon. > > All you do is put 50 Ah back, i.e. if you drive such that > spend only 50 Ah a week, then you charge once a week > (or whatever) regardless of the battery chemistry. I think Jerry is referring to the ability to leave NiCds partially discharged for extended periods without harm; you would not want to leave a PbA discharged significantly for several days before charging. Cheers, Roger.
