Mike Harrison wrote:

> >Important! Most of the "electronics" style SLAs
> >have a very low max charging current, this is an
> >important spec and often written on the battery.
> >Exceeding this charging current is very bad for
> >the battery and it's life expectancy. If possible
> >use a constant current battery charger.

> I think the 'official' spec is often current-limited constant voltage
> rather than constant current


Most of the new SLA batteries have a "initial current"
spec, usually written on the battery. This is about 25%
of the capacity, so a 10A/h battery has initial current
2.5A, etc. This is the MAX current that you can use to
charge the battery.
-Roman

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