Battery Glossary – Deep Cycle Battery
Some types of secondary batteries (rechargeable) vary in design in order to satisfy different consumer needs such as: Cranking batteries…
All the terms of the battery industry explained in plain English
Some types of secondary batteries (rechargeable) vary in design in order to satisfy different consumer needs such as: Cranking batteries…
The Cyclon is a type of Sealed Lead Acid battery (but often referred to as Pure Lead Batteries) and was…
Lead Acid batteries are categorized as follows: Flooded lead acid Valve Regulated Lead Acid (VRLA) – aka Sealed Lead Acid…
This does not refer to any issue with a battery but relates to Valve Regulated Lead-Acid units (often called Sealed…
See Absorbent Glass Mat Battery.
VRLA (Valve Regulated Lead-Acid) is another description for the more commonly used term Sealed Lead Acid Battery. The ‘Valve Regulated’…
Lithium Ion Battery – a rechargeable battery with an anode made up of Lithium compounds. Lithium Ion batteries are somewhat…
Nickel Cadmium Battery (Nicad) – a rechargeable battery that uses metallic cadmium and nickel oxide hydroxide as electrodes. Nicad Cadmium…
Nominal Voltage – what the voltage of any particular battery is called (not necessarily exactly what it is). Most batteries…
Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) – this is a technological advancement that permits the acid found in a lead acid battery…
Lithium Metal Battery – a primary battery (disposable) with an anode made up of lithium metal. Benefits of a Lithium…
mAh (MilliAmp Hours) – one method of measuring the total amount of energy a battery can store at one time. …
ABS Plastic Case (Aerylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) – a non-conductive high impact resistant thermo-plastic. This material conveys very good resistance to…
PLC Battery – a battery that is used to back up the memory of a programmable logic controller (PLC). A…
Pure Lead Acid Battery – a secondary battery with a very high lead purity in the plates of 99.9%. The…