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Old 03-04-2008, 11:32 PM
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Yes it is DC. The yellow top Optimas are made for deep cycling. I have heard some of the cars got blue tops. Not sure what red tops are used for.



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Originally Posted by anghrist View Post
The Sparrow is a DC drive isn't it? I forget, but I seem to recall that lead-acid (in your case lead-gel) batteries are okay for storage, but terrible for multiple charge/discharge cycles.

In any case, I'm considering a 360 volt or more battery bank and AC drive. May have multiple battery banks.
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