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From: Arild Jensen (no email)
Date: Tue Jan 11 2005 - 02:32:05 EST
-----Original Message-----
Steve Weinstein wrote:
Isn't this what an equalizing charge does?
I wouldn't say it's snake oil, per se, but I'd call it a separator. It's
designed to separate you from your money without telling you that most new
battery chargers do the same thing without charging you extra.
Steve Weinstein
REPLY
Sorry Steve. but if that is your understanding of equalizing you had better
do a refresher on battery charging.
Equalizing is a controlled overcharge but with current limiting set for
around 5 amps.
The battery plates are deliberately brought up above the gassing point and
enough current fed in to create some heat and a lot of gas bubbles. Even the
charger manufactures recognize this is a damaging process and they do not
recommend doing to often or for too long each time. Which is why Xantrex
let me investigate the technology.
The Pulsetech approach is very different and works on the ionic bonding and
the valence shells at the molecular level.
It's not rocket science, its high school physics or chemistry - forget which
class I took that subject.
However the patent documents does a creditable job of describing the
process. It is not hype.
The Pulsetech product can safely be used on AGM batteries because it does
not cause out-gassing.
Arild
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