| NaceCare Gel Batteries
Advantages:
- Sealed
- Spill-proof
- Maintenance free
- Classified as non-hazardous goods for air, rail & road transportation
- Very resistant to over-discharging
- Extremely low self discharge rate
- Virtually no gassing
- Withstand a wide range of temperatures
- Withstand shock & vibration better than any other battery Virtually no terminal corrosion
- MSDS sheets not required
- Can be installed near sensitive electronic equipment
- Excellent deep cycle performance
Disadvantages:
- More expensive
- Lower size to capacity ratio
- Sensitive to overcharging
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Flooded Lead Acid
Advantages:
- Relatively inexpensive
- Widely available
- Good size to capacity ratio
- Good deep cycle performance
Disadvantages:
- Require maintenance
- Require ventilated rooms for recharging
- Suffer from terminal corrosion
- Can leak if casing is cracked causing hazardous spill
- Require rubber gloves & goggles when maintaining
- Vent substantial quantities of hydrogen & oxygen gasses as well as other toxins
- Will quickly sulfate if left discharged for any period of time
- Are easily damaged if over-discharged
- Have high self-discharge rate
- Are classified as hazardous goods for transportation
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When Gel batteries were introduced into the industry, they were roughly 4 times the cost of a lead acid battery. As higher volumes were produced for the Gel batteries, they rapidly reduced in price and increased in quality.
Today, a gel battery will cost roughly 2 times that of a wet lead acid battery with none of the headaches, maintenance, or charging issues.
