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BS 6290-2:1984

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Lead-acid stationary cells and batteries Specification for lead-acid high performance Planté positive type

Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

15-10-1999

Language(s)

English

Published date

29-06-1984

Foreword
Committees responsible
Specification
1. Scope
2. Definitions
3. Materials and components
4. Cell design
5. Performance
6. Type approval and acceptance test procedures
7. General performance relationships
8. Identification marks
Appendices
A. Charge characteristics
B. Applications
C. Related cell capacities
Tables
1. Impurity levels
2. Positive and negative plates and separators
3. Surface dimensions and bolt hole diameters
4. Side and bottom clearances
5. Number of plates per cell and maximum external
    dimensions of the container
6. Discharge currents (average cell temperature of
    20 deg C)
7. Variation of capacity with temperature (10 deg C to
    35 deg C)
8. Examples of related cell capacities
Figures
1. Lead pillar connection surfaces and bolt hole
2. Typical recharge characteristics of high performance
    Plante cells following a discharge at the 3 h rate
3. Typical recharge characteristics of high performance
    Plante cells using limited voltage charging
    following a 3 h discharge

Specifies applications, materials and components, dimensions, tests and test requirements for high performance lead-acid Planté positive type cells and batteries.

Committee
PEL/21
DevelopmentNote
REPLACES BS 440:1964.
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
14
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

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