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redpoint5 · 01-19-2012, 09:14 PM

I was just sniffing around for the same answer in this post.

It seems to me that lead acid is not a good choice since they are heavy and do not like to be deeply discharged.

I'm wondering if lithium or NiMH might be better. Can NiMH even supply the demanded cranking amps?

01-19-2012, 09:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
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