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Originally Posted by bob h
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Originally Posted by headborg
http://v8sho.com/SHO/replacement%20Battery.htm
there you go..some "light reading"
I can't keep quiet on this subject. I've worked for GNB Batteries (Gould) for 27 years. We make industrial batteries here in Illinois. The batteries in the SHO are made by GNB in Dallas Tx., Shreveport La, or Dunmore Pa. They are a silver/cadmium alloy originally developed for the Seawolf submarine. This alloy is made to take a lot of heat and is good for desert conditions also. The Optima battery (cadmium alloy) is a sealed recombinant design developed by GNB 10 years ago for the industrial market. We make very large batteries of this design. In these batteries all the acid is absorbed in a matting surrounding each individual plate. This is how they can be classified as Non-Spillable and can be placed on their side or even upside down as there is no free acid. The ones that we make vent at 5 - 10 lbs and do not usually see this type of pressure. These are typically used as backup power for the communications industry and other critical operations.
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You're serious ???
Your only support comes from "some guy" on a "Ford Taurus enthusiasts site" ??
... come on, give me a break !?!
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No..I have work to do.....that's by no means the "only support" I could come up with" just the quickest---and I'm tired of bothering with arguing with a mechanic whose only concerned about not being able to admit--that maybe--he's knowledge of how a Battery(lead-acid) works--might not apply to ALL battery chemistry---you're a mechanic right? not a chemist?
Haven't you EVER had to go back into SCHOOL to learn how to deal with
NEWER TECHNOLOGY?
I'm not a mechanic, and I'm not a chemistist---but I did go through 5 years of College.
You wanted to know what brand of battery I had---
I supplied the name: GNB Champion Silver-Cadmium
then I googled GNB and found that article:
It seems to support-----your conclusion that AGM batteries are the only truely "sealed" batteries--you made several post earlier. And it seems to
validate the fact I can turn my battery upside down and nothing leaks out/there's no vents.
Now, is it possible that MAYBE they combined the two technologies---silver-cadmium & advanced Glass-matting (with o2 recombination inside the battery)?