Sealed Lead Acid Battery
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Sealed Lead Acid batteries are considered to be one of the most extensively used rechargeable battery types in the world. Sealed lead acid battery is the term commonly used to refer to the heavy batteries often utilized for wide variety of applications including vehicular electronics, UPS or computer backup power supply, electric power system, security system, medical equipment, marine system, telephone and telecommunication equipment, a variety of test machines, radio transmitter and receiver, uninterruptible power supply system for banks, fire protection and security uninterruptible power supply, wheelchairs, scooters, industrial and medical equipment and lot more.
Nowadays sealed lead acid batteries are sold very commonly for cars, electric vehicles and other items. Sealed Lead Acid batteries practically needs no maintenance and can be used in almost any position. They are the least expensive type of rechargeable battery which makes them suited for a wide variety of applications. It has a very low self-discharge rate compared to any other rechargeable battery, i.e. only about 5% per month, and they do not suffer from memory effect. Depending on the depth of cycle and operating temperature, sealed lead acid battery typically have a lifetime of approximately 300-500 cycles which is considered to be really good.
