Lawn Mower Batteries
A. Caxton
Batteries are used in lawn mowers for many purposes. Batteries
are used in diesel engines for starting and in cordless lawn
mowers for powering the lawn mowers. Read all about the
batteries used in lawn mowers here.
The Basic Ingredient - Lawn Mower Batteries
Batteries are used in almost all the lawn mowers expect for the
electric lawn mowers. Here also the batteries may be used for
remote control of the lawn mower.
The Lead Acid Battery
The lead acid batteries are basic batteries in any equipment,
this was the only battery available for use until the Ni-Cad
batteries, and the NiMH batteries came on the scene.
The lead acid batteries are used extensively for many purposes
all over the world, these batteries are cheaper compared to the
Ni-cad or NiMH batteries, and they continue to be used for many
purposes including the starting for engines of lawn mowers.
However, here we will talk of the batteries for cordless lawn
mowers.
Lead Acid Batteries For Lawn Mowers
Lead acid batteries are used in many cordless lawn mowers and
they work effectively as the maintenance free Ni-cad batteries.
The lead acid batteries require topping of the battery with
distilled water at regular intervals and this is the only
drawback of these batteries.
The well-attended batteries give you a trouble free service for
a long time, but as the humans have tendency to neglect the
proper working equipment until it breaks down. This is the
reason why lead acid batteries are neglected lot even when they
are workhorses of the world.
Ni-Cad Batteries
Ni-Cad are maintenance free batteries and require very little
attention other than the topping up at intervals of 6 to 8
months and charging only when the batteries go down.
Memory Effect For Ni-Cad Batteries
Memory effect in Ni-cad batteries is responsible for the
batteries holding less than an optimum charge. This phenomenon
is difficult to explain here but suffice it to say that it
occurs when you start charging the batteries that are not
completely discharged. When you habitually charge batteries
every day irrespective of the condition of battery, the memory
effect takes control and reduces the level of battery full
charge.
The Ni-cad batteries are to be charged only when they are
completely discharged. If you suspect that the batteries are
not getting charged completely, you should discharge the
batteries completely and recharge them to full extent before
using them.
Actually, the individual cells of battery batteries are to be
discharged, but the batteries are sealed and as such, a common
person does not have the facility for discharging individual
cell.
Therefore, prevention is better than cure. Ni—cad batteries are
to be used as per manufacturer’s recommendations and that means
discharging them completely before charging. This has to be
followed scrupulously every time.
Lawn Mower Battery Dos And Don'ts
In order that your battery serves you to full extent of its
capacity, follow the following dos and don’ts.
Recharge batteries only after they are completely discharged
In lead acid batteries, do not top up the battery completely.
Leave space for hydrogen generated to escape
Do not allow the batteries without charging. Charge as soon as
possible
Do not add acid at any time. Adding acid might overcharge the
batteries
When the engine is running do not disconnect the battery
About The Author: A. Caxton contributes adding reviews and
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