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How important is a battery management system?

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How important is a battery management system?
Using battery room data is how you can exercise a forklift battery room and make sure that the heart keeps beating as smoothly as possible. So, while forklift battery management may not sound glamourous, it is pretty cool when you realize how important it is in keeping everything ticking.

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What is the lifespan of a lead-acid battery?

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What is the lifespan of a lead-acid battery?
The average guaranteed lifespan of a basic lead acid battery is around 1,500 cycles.

But, nearly half of all flooded lead acid batteries don’t achieve even half of their expected life. However, there are numerous ways to improve and maximize the number of cycles a typical battery will achieve.

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How to stop lead acid batteries from dying early?

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How to stop lead acid batteries from dying early?
Philadelphia Scientific's Blinky range of electrolyte indicators is vital in stopping unnecessary overwatering of batteries, as well as preventing batteries from drying out. With a range of different models to suit every budget and application, there is a Blinky available for every batter

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