James Newtons Massmind wrote:
> Everyone always wants to know why you are asking, so I will tell you
> that I'm trying to put together an electric bicycle and I'm wondering
> if I should go with more expensive deep cycle batteries or cheaper
> standard SLA's with one or two solar panels mounted on the bike.

If you expect to regularly discharge the battery to close to empty,
definitely use "deep cycle".  That's specifically what the deep cycle part
is intended to address.  As you said, just a few deep discharges can
permanently damage an ordinary battery.

I don't know enough about battery chemistry to answer your other questions.


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