Method for making lead-acid grids and cells and batteries using such grids

摘要

A continuous process for making lead-acid grids and plates for a family of cells and batteries requiring grids with a particular plate width and varying plate heights comprises expanding and slitting a continuous strip to provide the desired width and a grid having at least one side frame bar and an interconnected expanded mesh, pasting the expanded mesh with active material, determining the grid height desired and then cutting the expanded mesh strip transversely of the direction of travel to provide plates of the desired height while forming a plate lug from one side frame bar.