Wet batteries will require you to add distilled water about once every two months. Wet batteries can be damaged permanently if the water level falls below the level of the battery plates. Adding water is quite difficult for the wheelchair user because wet batteries are heavy and difficult to reach, so it usually requires the help of a second person.
Gel batteries don't require water, so they eliminate corrosion. The main disadvantage of gel batteries is that they usually cost more and have about 10 to 20% less capacity than wet batteries do.
To add to the solution, You should get sealed batteries to prevent the " water " level problem, and the sealed batteries vs the Gel batteries? Gel is more for approved for airports etc. They have been approved by HomeLand Security as not being a risk to travel by commercial means.
Gel batteries are sealed batteries that have a gelled acid instead of a non-gelled acid. This is for the safety of the user, as well as a requirement for taking the chair on public transportation such as an airplane. If the chair is upset, the battery acid won't leak out which could prove disastrous to navigation and wiring systems in an airplane. By the same token, if you were to somehow flip your chair in your home and it landed atop you, the acid won't leak out onto your person.
The batteries take longer to make as the casing must be sealed air-tight, then a vacuum is applied to the casing and the gel-acid is injected so the casing is at normal pressure inside and out. That's why they cost more than non-sealed deep cycle batteries.
You should never use wet cell batteries, repeat never! only deep cycle glass mat or gel, interstate and MK both manufacture good batteries. my opinion is MK batteries are the superior by far. get the right battery for your chair. acid from a wet battery will eventually corrode the electronics and you can get in the thousands of dollars for that kind of repair, secondly deep cycle batteries charge differently and DISCHARGE differently than wet cell, depending on your usage you'd waste money, i have been doing repairs for 15 years now and NEVER put wet cells in a chair, not to mention the minor risk of explosion, minor risk, but still a risk.
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Wet batteries will require you to add distilled water about once every two months. Wet batteries can be damaged permanently if the water level falls below the level of the battery plates. Adding water is quite difficult for the wheelchair user because wet batteries are heavy and difficult to reach, so it usually requires the help of a second person.
Gel batteries don't require water, so they eliminate corrosion. The main disadvantage of gel batteries is that they usually cost more and have about 10 to 20% less capacity than wet batteries do.
To add to the solution, You should get sealed batteries to prevent the " water " level problem, and the sealed batteries vs the Gel batteries? Gel is more for approved for airports etc. They have been approved by HomeLand Security as not being a risk to travel by commercial means.
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What are the differences between wet and gel batteries for use in my electric wheelchair?
Gel batteries are sealed batteries that have a gelled acid instead of a non-gelled acid. This is for the safety of the user, as well as a requirement for taking the chair on public transportation such as an airplane. If the chair is upset, the battery acid won't leak out which could prove disastrous to navigation and wiring systems in an airplane. By the same token, if you were to somehow flip your chair in your home and it landed atop you, the acid won't leak out onto your person.
The batteries take longer to make as the casing must be sealed air-tight, then a vacuum is applied to the casing and the gel-acid is injected so the casing is at normal pressure inside and out. That's why they cost more than non-sealed deep cycle batteries.
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You should never use wet cell batteries, repeat never! only deep cycle glass mat or gel, interstate and MK both manufacture good batteries. my opinion is MK batteries are the superior by far. get the right battery for your chair. acid from a wet battery will eventually corrode the electronics and you can get in the thousands of dollars for that kind of repair, secondly deep cycle batteries charge differently and DISCHARGE differently than wet cell, depending on your usage you'd waste money, i have been doing repairs for 15 years now and NEVER put wet cells in a chair, not to mention the minor risk of explosion, minor risk, but still a risk.
It's 50/50 gel is better in getting on a plain and water has more power whatever your life needs is what you should grt