How often should I equalize my Gel Batteries?
Our Gel Batteries never need to be equalized. Here is why: One reason why batteriesare equalized is to combat voltage separation from cell to cell within a battery.A 12-volt battery is composed of six 2-volt cells connected in series internally.A 12-volt battery reading 12.6 volts on a voltmeter should equal 2.1 volts percell. However, when batteries are manufactured in a one­shot process cell,where the plates are activated within the battery, one cell may receive moreor less electrolyte than the other five cells of that battery. When this happensa battery's cells may equal:

2.13v - 2.12v - 2.13v - 2.11v -2.09v - 2.11v. (Sum=12.6 volts)

Asa battery is discharged, the cells with the lower voltage will be drained furtherthan the cells at the higher voltage. As the same battery is charged, the cellswith the high voltage will be fully charged before the cells with the lower voltage.The more a battery is cycled, the more the cell separation takes place. Equalizingbatteries helps to bring all the cells of a battery to the same voltage.

Ourbatteries are manufactured using tank formation to activate the plates. Thisprocess guarantees a fully formed and voltage matched plate. The extra handlingof the plates provides an additional inspection step in the process to verifyplate quality. Plates from hundreds of batteries are formed in a tank all atonce providing not only balance from cell to cell of a battery, but also balancefrom battery to battery of a batch.

But don't I have to equalize my batteries toprevent stratification?
When liquid electrolyte or acid stratifies, the heavier charged ionsactually sink to the bottom of the cell, leaving discharged acid at the top.Thisallows the top of the plates to oxidize and corrode reducing performance andshortening life. The bottoms of the plates also corrode due to the action ofthe higher strength acid. This can happen in Stationary applications, such asthe solar industry, because the battery never moves.

Because our electrolyte is a thick-consistency gel,thisacid stratification can never happen, so no, it is not necessary to equalizeyour Gel Batteries.