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OEM Battery Maintenance

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Is distilled water all I need? Just checking...

Also, are any of you guys running gel batteries? I have tracked many times with the OEM battery without problems. What are the advantages of using a gel-based battery?

TIA. :rolleyes:

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Distilled water is a very good idea as it does not introduce impurities into the battery.

Most tap water/rain water etc has impurities which can affect the plates on a battery in the long run.

Gel cells have the main advantage of not requiring any top-up fluid etc and therfore being sealed - no acid spills etc.

Typical gel cells have a disadvantage in that the internal construction is not necessarily as robust as a normal car battery. You can have plates fail internally due to vibration etc. There are some exceptions where industrial/heavy duty usage gel cells are utilised.

Another problem with gel cells is that their float voltage is slighty lower in comparison to a normal lead-acid wet cell, therefore if you have long term usage of the gel cell in your car, the cars electrical charging system will tend to over-charge the battery over a period of time thereby reducing its life.

Costas

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ZX7R...

Interesting info on the gel cells. Much appreciated. I haven't had any issues with my OEM battery. I think I'm going to stick with the dH2O. :)

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