Editing Auto battery

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=Overview=
The automobile battery industry uses more of the world's lead than any other industry. Without the auto battery, there would be no electric starter- which was a big part (along with the electric starter) in the early automobile gaining widespread acceptance. 

Early auto batteries were almost all 6 volt. This required large cables/wires and was superseded by the still-used 12 volt battery in its various forms.

==Types of auto batteries==
===Lead acid===
Most used by far is the "flooded lead acid" battery. Also known as a "wet cell" battery. It is relatively cheap to manufacturer and offers an adequate service life. They are heavy and relatively inefficient, though.

===Gel cell===
Gelled batteries, or "Gel Cells" contain acid that has been "gelled" by the addition of Silica Gel, turning the acid into a solid mass that looks like hard Jell-O. The advantage of these batteries is that it is impossible to spill acid even if they are broken - the disadvantage is that they must be charged at a slower rate (C/20) to prevent excess gas from damaging the cells. They cannot be fast charged on a conventional automotive charger or they may be permanently damaged.

===AGM (absorbed glass mat)===
A fairly recent advance (1985) in automotive batteries came from the aeronautics industry- the "[[AGM (absorbed glass mat) batteries]]"







 

          


'''Type of Cycle'''

[[SLI or "Starting - Lighting - Ignition"]]


     
[[Deep Cycle]]



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