Gibbs
Guide
to Lead
Acid
(Pb)
Batteries
Lead
Acid
Batteries
(including
gell-cells)
Whether
you
prefer
electric
or i.c.
(gas)
powered
models,
you’ll
almost
certainly
be using
some
form
of lead
acid
battery.
Unfortunately,
the
vast
majority
of lead
acid
batteries
die
prematurely
because
they
are
not
maintained
properly.
Replacing
the
battery
costs
time,
effort
and
money.
This
guide
provides
all
the
information
required
to ensure
your
lead
acid
batteries
achieve
a long
and
happy
life.
The
Gibbs
Guide
to Lead
Acid
batteries
is a
comprehensive
resource
written
specifically
for
modellers
needing
to know
how
to get
the
best
from
their
lead
acid
batteries
and
extend
their
useful
life.
It contains
a wealth
of guidance
and
essential
information
along
with
many
clearly
drawn
diagrams,
tables
and
charts.
Topics
covered
include
charging,
discharging,
safety,
de-sulphating,
hints
and
tips,
advice
on choosing
and
buying
a battery
and
much
more.
Like
all
Gibbs
Guides,
it’s
written
and
illustrated
in a
clear
and
easy
to understand
way.
No assumed
prior
knowledge
is made.
Each
chapter
builds
on the
material
from
previous
chapters,
yet
is also
a clear
explanation
in its
own
right.
By the
final
chapter,
you'll
have
been
presented
with
a concise
yet
very
thorough
guide
to your
lead
acid
batteries.
The
guide
applies
to all
types
of lead
acid
batteries,
and
focuses
in particular
on the
two
most
common
types
in modelling
usage;
the
12V,
7Ah
SLA
(sealed
lead
acid,
or ‘gel-cell’)
battery
used
in i.c.
flight
boxes,
and
the
larger
12V
car
and
12V
leisure
batteries
often
used
to supply
field
chargers
for
electric
flight.
A useful
bonus
is that
the
guide’s
content
also
applies
to any
other
lead
acid
batteries
you
may
have
in your
household
such
as those
in cars,
caravans,
and
small
appliances
such
as torches
or camping
lanterns.
This
guide
really
can
help
to greatly
extend
the
life
of your
batteries,
and
with
lead
acid
batteries
in such
widespread
use,
investing
in a
copy
could
easily
save
you
much
more
than
its
modest
purchase
price!
It’s
an essential
reference
for
any
modeller
using
lead
acid
batteries
and/or
‘gell
cells’.
Summary
of contents:
Chapter
1: Battery
basics
Chapter
2: Connecting
cells
Chapter
3: Battery
characteristics
Chapter
4: Introduction
to lead
acid
batteries
Chapter
5: Voltage
characteristics
of lead
acid
batteries
Chapter
6: Safety
matters
Chapter
7: Charging
lead
acid
cells
Chapter
8: Lead
acid
cells
under
discharge
Chapter
9: Lead
acid
battery
checking
and
testing
Chapter
10:
Battery
maintenance
Chapter
11:
Sulphated
batteries
Appendix
1: Discharge
time
reckoner
Appendix
2: Quick
reference
voltage
table
Appendix
3: Top
tips
for
lead
acid
batteries
Appendix
4: Two
useful
graphs
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“At
last
I now
understand
why
I keep
having
to replace
my flight
box
battery.
Now
I know
how
to look
after
if properly
I’m
confident
the
new
one
will
last
for
years”
PW,
Scotland
“A
marvellous
guide.
Thanks
a lot”
GT,
Hertfordshire
DISCLAIMER
This operating guide has been produced to supplement the instructions
supplied with Lead Acid batteries. All possible care has been
taken with the guide; nevertheless, customers use it and the
information within at their own risk and absolve the author of
any liability whatsoever in respect of personal injury, damage
to property or any other kind of accident in connection with
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