[Novalug] [OT] Battery question - gel battery

Bonnie Dalzell bdalzell@qis.net
Sun Sep 16 15:31:12 EDT 2012


does anyone have opinions on gel batteries for use with situations 
that a car battery would work for?

One has been reccommended for use with our machine that powers the 
artificial lure that we let our dogs chase (at 40 mph).

The motor for the lure machine is a Ford starting motor. The switch is a 
thumb pressed switch and the machine's speed is controlled by clicking 
and releasing the switch as needed to get the lure up to speed and 
maintain it ahead of the dogs. Experimentation showed that dogs have great 
accelerative powers and motors with less torque than an  auto starting 
motor could not get the lure accellerating rapidly enough.

For those interested here is a manufacturer of these systems.

http://www.injoy-1.com/

Other people have said they are more likely to explode while being 
charged. I have had car batteries explode when running a lure machine.

The battery is used on and off and may site for several weeks between 
exercise sessions on our enclosed, heated porch on a wooden shelf. We 
usually top off its charge a day before using it.


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