Battery Find in the True TD Tradition!

[Bandit]

A friend provided me this battery that is used in CatScan machines. They must be replaced at a predetermined time, no matter their condition. These batteries are then disposed of. It is amazing the capacity of such a small battery. They are spill proof and release no vapor. They can be mounted in any position. My brother-in-law uses them to power his trolling motor and he claims that they last over twice as long as his deep cycle marine batteries.






Anyone else seen or used these batteries?

[Spadinator]

How do I get one!!!!!!

[AmyH]

OMG, that is an incredible fine, I want one, I want one, I want one!!!

Amy

[CPASPARKS]

Please keep us posted. If you start glowing in the dark, please let us know.

[SteveH]

Looks like a large gel cel battery. They are good, have a very long shelf life, very low self discharge rate, but must be handled gently when charging. They need a voltage regulated charger that charges at C/10 (capacity divided by ten) to not damage them.

I really think they aren't very good, so please send them to me.

[Bandit]

SteveH,

They are actually Sealed Lead Acid batteries with very low plate resistance. I Googled (Genesis SP Series Battery) and found a PDF file that gives all the details of the battery. They are very rugged built, can handle a very high current charge rate and are at 65% efficient at -40C.
I have no idea what they cost, but I bet they are not cheap. During my Google, I also found an electric Ford Roadster that uses these batteries.

You guys might check with your local hospitals. They are probably paying some waste management company to take them away.

Hospitals are a lot like the government, limitless resources so waste is not in their vocabulary.

[DestinDave]

Is that the reason a CT Scan costs $800 and up?

In your Google search did you come across a supplier of these? Curious.

[Bandit]

No I did not.
They are made by GE.
I am curious what they cost.
From what I understand, there are 6 or 8 of these in a CatScan machine.
So I hope to keep a supply.
I am off to Kalamazoo, MI tomorrow and then I have to play in a golf outing Fri and Sat, so I'll try to do some research when I'm not so overwhelmed!

[SteveH]

They are actually Sealed Lead Acid batteries with very low plate resistance.

Yes, that is how all the gel cell batteries are labeled. I use them for starter batteries in my RC hobby...only smaller. We had a set of them at one of the companies I worked for in the past and they were used in a UPS system for a small PBX. They were 20 Amp Hour, 12 volt.

[rainjer]

Here are the specification for that battery:
12.0V 26.0Ah L 6.92 W 6.57 H 4.96

[Bandit]

I do not know much about batteries, is 26.0Ah good for such a small battery?
How does this compare to a deep cycle marine battery?
Does anyone know the cost of this battery?

[asianflava]

A buddy of mine worked at a place that used AGVs (Automatic Guided Vehicles) they are robots that move stuff from one place to another. On a certain PM, they had to replace the batteries regardless of condition. They looked similar to those but these were orange. He said that after a while, all of his friends at work had orange batteries in their cars, including his wife.

[rainjer]

I do not know much about batteries, is 26.0Ah good for such a small battery?
How does this compare to a deep cycle marine battery?
Does anyone know the cost of this battery?

I have a 120 Ah deep cycle.

[Bandit]

But I bet it is a lot larger and not spill or vapor proof!
I think I may run two of these in Series or get a (2) Battery switch and run them that way.
Is there any advantage in running them in series?

[Spadinator]

I think you mean parallel...in series will give you 24 volts.