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--- electrical:severe_battery_use [2019/08/21 22:05]
frater_secessus [limiting the damage]
+++ electrical:severe_battery_use [2020/05/13 11:31]
frater_secessus [Intentionally severe battery use]
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 ====== Intentionally severe battery use ======
-Lead-acid chemistries prefer light cycling and full recharge between those cycles.  Infrequent excursions below the [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|50% depth of discharge]] norm will not cause much damage assuming a full charge is accomplished ASAP afterwards.
+Lead-acid chemistries prefer light cycling and full recharge between those cycles.  Lead-acid batteries are traditional cycled to [[electrical:depth_of_discharge|50% depth of discharge]] because it offers a balance between duty life (years between failure) and bank size.(("dead lead"))  Pulling the bank below 50% DoD in emergnecies will not automatically cause damage //assuming a full charge is accomplished ASAP//.
 This article is about the intentional and chronic depletion of lead-acid banks below the 50% mark, **followed by vigorous recharging**.

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