The simple answer is Temperature. The higher current warms the battery more than the lower current.
Joe Smalley Rural Kitsap County WA Fiesta 48 volts NEDRA 48 volt street conversion record holder [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Hursch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 11:38 PM Subject: Re: charging question > Would anyone like to explain why charging faster (for the bulk > charge) seems to create this phenomena? Better mixing of the > electrolyte? Are we just charging our batteries too slowly with > these little 120V chargers? Given a 235A-hr Trojan T-125, > charging at 10-11A is C/23 or so, which may be pretty weak. 30A > would be C/8. Optima YTs like to drink even faster. > > Chuck Hursch > Larkspur, CA > www.geocities.com/nbeaa >
