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5. Types of Batteries
Basically the major types of batteries are as follows:
Starting Battery
Sometimes it is called SLI (Starting, Lighting and Ignition) battery and it
is designed to start and run engines. It delivers quick bursts of energy
(such as starting engines) and have a greater plate count.
The plates will also be thinner and are composed of a Lead "sponge",
similar in appearance to a very fine foam sponge. This gives a very large
surface area, but if deep cycled, this sponge will quickly be consumed and
fall to the bottom of the cells.
Automotive batteries will generally fail after 30-150 deep cycles if deep
cycled, while they may last for thousands of cycles in normal starting use
(2-5% discharge).
Starting batteries are usually rated at "CCA", or cold cranking amps, or
"MCA", Marine cranking amps - the same as "CA".
Deep Cycle Battery
These batteries are used mainly on golf cart, scooter, solar, RV, etc has
less instant energy but greater long-term energy delivery.
They are designed to be discharged down as much as 80% time after
time, and have much thicker plates. The major difference between a true
deep cycle battery and others is that the plates are SOLID Lead plates -
not sponge.
Deep cycle batteries are usually rated at "AH" or Amperes Hour.
Marine Battery
These batteries are usually actually a "hybrid", and fall between the
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