on my invacare they told me I must use gel batteries, plus if you travel by train or plane I think gel is required....lead/acid batteries can explode--if anyone does use that type I would make sure they are the sealed type. Dan*
________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, October 1, 2013 7:39 PM Subject: Fwd: [QUAD-L] Battery Wow, I think you just went over my head! I'll have to get back to you on that. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: Resent-From: [email protected] >From: [email protected] >Date: October 1, 2013 at 5:31:05 PM EDT >To: [email protected], [email protected] >Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Battery > > Are the batteries AGM rated or just Gel Batteries. Are the batteries rated for indoor use? Airport and Air/Jet rated ? > >Best Wishes > >In a message dated 10/1/2013 4:21:40 P.M. Central Daylight Time, >[email protected] writes: >Need a bit of knowledge. My friend up the street needs new batteries for his >chair. He called a battery store and they quoted him $425 for 2 wheelchair >batteries. Auto Zone quoted $160 for 2 deep cycle marine batteries. What is >the difference here and what should I tell him? I have always used the cheap >ones. >> >>Sent from my iPad

