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The de-Ionizing unit can be used directly
with battery watering guns. Connect the
watering gun the the hose of the de-ionizing
unit. Put the nozzle of the watering gun in
the battery fill wells and squize the trigger. It
stops automatically when the battery liquid
has reached the correct level.
Using the water gun
Temperature & performance
At higher temperatures (above 25°C) battery
capacity generally increases, usually at the
cost of battery life. Higher temperatures also
increase the self-discharge characteristic.
Colder temperatures (below 25°C) will
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lower battery capacity and prolong battery
life. Cooler temperatures will slow self-
discharge. Therefore, operating batteries
at temperatures at or slightly below 25°C
will optimize both performance and life.
The only way that a battery can freeze is
if it is left in a state of partial or complete
discharged. As the state of charge in a bat-
tery decreases, the electrolyte becomes
more like water and the freezing tempera-
ture increases. The freezing temperature
of the electrolyte in a fully charged battery
is -69° Celcius. At a 40% state of charge,
electrolyte will freeze if the tempera-
ture reaches approximately -8° Celcius.
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