Fuse Amperage??? for a fuse between the battery and the car.

[auditude at cox.net]

I believe the intent of both the gelled electrolyte and fiberglass mat of the two types is to isolate the plates from vibration/contact and increase their life.

Btw, looking at the MSDS' of various batteries online, the gel cell ones usually are described as having a gelled electrolyte, whereas the Optima isn't described that way.

Whatever the Optimas are, I think they're cool.  There are other spiral designs out there too, which may be licensed by Optima, or not.

Ken

"Michael Guidotti" <MAGUID at MAIN.DJJ.STATE.SC.US> wrote:
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> its not a gel cell, the spiral wrap is something like a baby diaper and suspends the acid in the fibers. you can actually drill a hole through the battery and it will not leak.
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> Mike Guidotti
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> >>> <David.Ullrich at ferguson.com> 07/30/02 01:38PM >>>
> It has to be some sort of gel cell. Wet cell Batteries must be kept upright to work and Optimas can be mounted any direction. I'd bet it IS a Gel Cell bit it is "better than a gel cell" because of it's spiral design...
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: auditude at cox.net [mailto:auditude at cox.net]
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> I don't believe an Optima is a "gel cell" battery.  It incorporates spiral plates and fiberglass mat, and it fully sealed, but technically not a gel cell.
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> Here's a link to a FAQ on how Optimas are better/different than gel cells:
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> http://www.optimabatteries.com/faq.asp#q15