摘要 |
<p>Figure (1) shows a battery generally designated (1), which is a lead-acid battery. The battery (1) includes the components normally found in a GMF (glass microfibre) battery. The battery (1) includes a container or box (2) of tough flame retardant material and positive plates or electrodes (3) comprising lead alloy grids covered with an active material of lead dioxide. In one embodiment of the battery (1), acid gelling material such as silica or the like (for example fumed silica or sodium silicate) is introduced into each GMF separator (5), preferably, during the manufacture of the separator itself. In a second embodiment, a gel is made up outside the separator container, for example, by mixing sodium silicate solution (water glass) and sulphuric acid and the battery is filled with the gel, thus allowing a gel to develop generally uniformly throughout the container and battery.</p> |