The plates in flooded cells pretty much just hang there, though the whole b= attery design for automotive is designed to optimize tolerance for heat, co= ld, and vibration, as well as "cold cranking amps" at the expense of amp-ho= urs. -----Original Message----- From: piclist-bounces@mit.edu [mailto:piclist-bounces@mit.edu] On Behalf Of= Sean Breheny Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2017 7:39 AM To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public. Subject: Re: [EE]: pb 12v batt. Results from the field If the problem has to do with plates cracking or active material getting se= parated from the plates then I don't think the electrolyte form matters. On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Van Horn, David < david.vanhorn@backcountr= yaccess.com> wrote: > I would expect gel batteries would do better here. > > -- > http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive=20 > View/change your membership options at=20 > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > -- http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/chang= e your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclis= t --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .