Charging Battery

[bertsmobile1]

In the land of the free & the home of the brave perhap things are done too cheap
I used to make batteries ( well the company used to make them, I worked in the lab )
There is a plethoria of different paste technologies, plate sizes shapes & thicknesss
Any one who installs a flooded cell battery on a mower deserves t he massive repair bill that they will most likely generate
A sealed battery has a one way pressure valve fitted to that overflow .

 

[TobyU]

In the land of the free & the home of the brave perhap things are done too cheap
I used to make batteries ( well the company used to make them, I worked in the lab )
There is a plethoria of different paste technologies, plate sizes shapes & thicknesss
Any one who installs a flooded cell battery on a mower deserves t he massive repair bill that they will most likely generate
A sealed battery has a one way pressure valve fitted to that overflow .

In the US, you would be hard-pressed to find a standard riding mower or lawn tractor and someone's household possessions that has anything other than a cheap flooded cell battery.
They run them on sale every season for between 16.99 and 19.99 and these of course are the cheapest little 1:45 to 155 CCA which is below the crank yams and capacity of many of the batteries people are replacing.
Of course you can get the 195 225 275 even 325 to 3:45 but those will get up to be at least 28 to $38 at the better priced places in town. They are still just cheap lawn and garden batteries though.
You might find some newer machines or much larger machines or equipment that may have some sort of AGM battery in it but it's still pretty unlikely.
If I were to go look at 20 - 50 to 60 in cut zero turn mowers at people's houses today, I'm guessing at least 18 if not all 20 of them would be a standard flooded cell battery.
I'm also not sure what type of massive repair bill they could possibly generate from using one of these batteries as again, pretty much everyone around here does.
They don't have any repair bills due to the battery other than when it stops working which is usually in anytime after about 3 years and they just slap a new one in there.

 

[7394]

True, although my Liberty has an AGM.

 

[TobyU]

True, although my Liberty has an AGM.

Going to start seeing more and more esp factory original ones.
They have had AGM for motorcycles for a long time now but people often buy the cheaper replacements that are flooded old style when they need one.

 

[ZackT]

This was a worthwhile add on for the libertyz. Charge without fooling with the dang battery bracket, removal, etc.

 

[jviews12]

Batteries do not like the cold. Period. I agree charge to full in barn or outside, remove, and place in home. Since you are not charging in home, your battery will not generate gasses and be safe. (2 cents). I would never leave it outside in cold winter, it will shorten the life.

 

[jviews12]

My mower is stored in unheated garage. My plan was to attach a battery tender and leave on all winter in Michigan. Am I correct in doing that?

no cold will hurt battery. charge, bring in, charge again in 2 months

 

[Gord Baker]

I've had my share of battery issues too, especially when I tried to use a flooded cell battery in my lawn mower. Talk about a headache! I ended up with a repair bill that was way more than I bargained for.Since then, I’ve switched to sealed batteries. They’re so much easier to manage, and I don’t have to worry about those overflow issues. Plus, I’ve been looking into solar power options for my yard. I stumbled upon https://solarsmart.ie/solar-panels-dublin/, and it seems like a solid resource if you’re considering a solar setup. Just makes life a little simpler when everything works smoothly, right?

Most Solar systems rely on one or many batteries to store power. Then an Invertor switches the DC Battery current to AC. KISS. Keep It Simple!

 

[StarTech]

Just had a 110 aH battery donated to me for my solar panel. Now I just to wire it up to the panel.

 

[Hammermechanicman]

The red wire goes here and the black wire goes....
ZAAAAAAAAAAP!
The news reported people could see the blue glow that lasted a few seconds from 3 miles away.