HYDROCAP

The CATYLATORthe internal workings of the HYDROCAPwas developed in 1948 by Dr. Palmer H. Craig in the Physics Department at the University of Miami. It was developed during World War II for the U.S. Navy... Recharging a lead-acid battery The electrolyte in lead-acid batteries is a dilute solution of sulfuric acid in water. Recharging a lead-acid battery The electrolyte in lead-acid batteries is a dilute solution of sulfuric acid in water. As the lead-acid cell reaches a full state of charge, some of the water in the electrolyte is broken down into hydrogen and oxygen gasses by the recharging current. These gasses escape from the vent on the top of each cell. This process is called "gassing", and accounts for the water lost from the cells. If all the cells in a lead-acid battery are to be completely refilled and equalized, a certain amount of gassing will need to take place. For that to happen, distilled water must be added to the cells to make up for the water hydrolyzed into hydrogen..

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