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Re: [Spridgets] battery types, absorbed glass mat or flooded lead acid

To: Linda Grunthaner <grunthaner@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] battery types, absorbed glass mat or flooded lead acid
From: Larry Macy via Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2022 13:01:06 -0400
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I used a group 51 in my Midget for years. Simply so I could get it in =
and out with out removing the bonnet. It was actually not a real choice, =
my battery died on Skyline Drive, and when I went to get one, that is =
what they had. Worked great and I could get it in w/o removing the =
bonnet.=20

Larry

> On Sep 3, 2022, at 12:17 PM, Linda Grunthaner via Spridgets =
<spridgets@autox.team.net> wrote:
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> List,
> Sorry for this repost, but how do I know which battery I have in my =
vehicles, the AGM (absorbed glass mat) or the other such as Group 24 =
flooded lead acid? I believe I ate 2 batteries on tenders this past =
winter. I would like to get a small in size, sealed battery for my =
Sprite because I have to remove the hood otherwise. However the sealed =
batteries can't be tender charged because they are sealed. What is the =
group using?
>=20
> I'm not sure if the batteries I have are any good as this is the first =
week I'm home long enough to check. None of my batteries are sealed. Can =
I assume the type of batteries I have are written on the battery or is =
there another test to determine which type I have?=20
>=20
> Let me understand this, the AGM battery cannot be tender charged or =
they will die? But not necessarily sealed?=20
>=20
> =
https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/5-battery-types-explained-sealed-=
agm-gel.html
>=20
>=20
> Thank you kindly,
> Linda=20
> 62 California Sprite "Pinky"
>=20
> --=20
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Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
lmacy@mac.com


=E2=80=9CRemember to look up at the stars and not down at your feet,=E2=80=
=9D he said. =E2=80=9CTry to make sense of what you see and about what =
makes the universe exist. Be curious. And however difficult life may =
seem, there is always something you can do, and succeed at. It matters =
that you don=E2=80=99t just give up.=E2=80=9D=20
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Dutf-8"></head><body style=3D"overflow-wrap: break-word; =
-webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;">I used a group =
51 in my Midget for years. Simply so I could get it in and out with out =
removing the bonnet. It was actually not a real choice, my battery died =
on Skyline Drive, and when I went to get one, that is what they had. =
Worked great and I could get it in w/o removing the =
bonnet.&nbsp;<div><br></div><div>Larry<br><div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div>On Sep 3, 2022, at 12:17 PM, Linda Grunthaner via =
Spridgets &lt;spridgets@autox.team.net&gt; wrote:</div><br =
class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">List,<div>Sorry =
for this repost, but how do I know which battery I have in my vehicles, =
the AGM (absorbed glass mat) or the other such as&nbsp;Group 24 flooded =
lead acid? I believe I ate 2 batteries on tenders this past winter. I =
would like to get a small in size, sealed battery for my Sprite because =
I have to remove the hood otherwise. However the sealed&nbsp;batteries =
can't be tender charged because they are sealed. What is the group =
using?</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not sure if the batteries I have are =
any good as this is the first week I'm home long enough to check. None =
of my batteries are sealed. Can I assume the&nbsp;type of batteries I =
have are written on the battery or is there another test to determine =
which type I have?&nbsp;</div><div><div><br></div><div>Let me understand =
this, the AGM battery cannot be tender charged or they will die? But not =
necessarily&nbsp;sealed?&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div><a =
href=3D"https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/5-battery-types-explained=
-sealed-agm-gel.html" =
target=3D"_blank">https://www.batterystuff.com/kb/articles/5-battery-types=
-explained-sealed-agm-gel.html</a><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div>=
<div>Thank you kindly,</div><div>Linda&nbsp;</div><div>62 California =
Sprite "Pinky"</div><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature"><div =
dir=3D"ltr"><span style=3D"font-size:small">"Pay if forward" in honor of =
Frank Clarici III, Spritenut</span><br></div></div></div></div>
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text-decoration: none;">=E2=80=94<br><br>Larry B. Macy, =
Ph.D.<br>lmacy@mac.com<br><br><br>=E2=80=9CRemember to look up at the =
stars&nbsp;and not down at your feet,=E2=80=9D he said.&nbsp;=E2=80=9CTry =
to make sense of what you see&nbsp;and about what makes the =
universe&nbsp;exist. Be curious. And however&nbsp;difficult life may =
seem, there is always&nbsp;something you can do, and succeed&nbsp;at. It =
matters that you don=E2=80=99t just give&nbsp;up.=E2=80=9D&nbsp;<br>~Steph=
en Hawking<br><br></div>
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