Self-discharge of battery causes it dead in advance while lead calcium battery has longer lifespan
There are many factors that affect the performance of motorcycles. One of the factors of motorcycle battery failure is self-discharge. Even if the lead acid battery is not used, it would be self-discharge phenomenon. The battery capacity would go down and plate curing for a long time no use, thus shorten the service lifespan of motorcycle battery.
Lead acid battery grid is divided into two series, lead-antimony and lead calcium. Grid alloy has a great impact which it is in sulfuric acid’s electrode process. Because of the grid, motorcycle batteries also have different types, so the self-discharge features are very different as to motorcycle batteries life are different. Lead-antimony motorcycle battery is traditional battery. Even if the motorcycle is not used in the case of battery self-discharge rate is about 0.5%-1.0% per week. Meanwhile the higher the temperature is, the higher the self-discharge rate will be.
Statistics show that the lead-antimony store for 60 days, the self-discharge is different from different temperature. At 0 degree, the self-discharge rate is about 23%, at 23 degree is 42%, at 40 degree reach 70%.
Lead-calcium motorcycle battery life is longer than lead-antimony battery, which the charge retention capability is 3 times than an ordinary lead-antimony battery. The self-discharge of this type of battery is about 0.15-%0.30%. Some lead-calcium battery contains special chemicals to prevent the battery plate curing.
Lead-calcium batteries and lead-antimony batteries have their own advantages and shortcoming. Lead-calcium grid batteries loss less water, but the polarization potential is higher. Lead-calcium batteries are opposite to lead-antimony batteries.
Judgment in quality of the battery plate should take a series of physical and chemical experiments. Generally, test the amount of free co-lead, size and appearance etc. Consumers should choose the right battery.
If you want to know more about lead acid battery, you can just visit Leoch International, which is an excellent manufacturer of lead acid battery. The company is a public company which has over 10 year’s history and it is very reliable and dependable. If you are interested in the company, you can search for more information in the internet. The office website is http://www.leoch.com.
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