Medical Mobility
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As an owner of a powerchair, scooter or other battery powered mobility applications, it is critical to choose the right quality battery for your equipment to maximize its performance. This guide will asist you in making that selection and provide helpful tips on how to charge, maintain and prolong the life of your battery. To learn more about the correct 24V mobility charger click here.
Not Every Battery is the Same
Did you know there are many different configurations of chemical and mechanical compositions for lead acid batteries, depending on the application?
Powerchairs and personal mobility devices from most manufacturers come with Deep-Cycle Sealed Lead-Acid batteries of either Gel or AGM design. AGM batteries are known as Sealed Lead Acid AGM or Absorbent Glass Mat batteries, meaning the electrolyte is absorbed in highly porous microfiber glass separators between the positive and negative plates. This creates a non-spillable battery or a battery with no excess liquid. In a flooded or wet cell battery, you can hear the liquid or electrolyte moving around. In an AGM battery you can't. Because of this, non-spillable AGM batteries are advantageous because you can set them in any position except upside down. On the other hand, flooded batteries require maintenance. You must add water to them occasionally. With AGM batteries they are maintenance free.
AGM or Gel Batteries - Which one is right for you?
These two battery constructions are very similar, but they have distinct differences. As a result, one could be a better choice than the other in various applications or uses. Following are the features that make them alike; or different.
Common Features
As an owner of a powerchair, scooter or other battery powered mobility applications, it is critical to ensure you choose the right quality battery for your equipment to maximize its performance. This guide will assist you in making that selection and provide helpful tips on how to charge, maintain and prolong the life of your battery.
- Both Gel and AGM are valve regulated lead acid batteries, therefore,non-spillable.
- Gel and AGM are both maintenance-free designs.
- Gel and AGM are both optimized for deep-cycle operation.
- Both battery constructions are sealed valve regulated lead acid, so unless abused, they will not gas.
- These battery designs are both DOT approved for air travel. This means there is no difficulty to bring aboard an aircraft.
Differences
- AGM batteries have higher capacity than Gel batteries in equal case sizes.
- AGM has higher discharge rates than Gel.
- AGM has higher capacity (more daily range).
- Gel construction is more temperature stable; therefore, it can operate on a wider temperature range.
- Because Gel is more temperature stable, in some instances it can deliver a longer cycle-life than AGM (more cycles equal more daily uses)
- Gel construction allows the lead-acid chemistry to charge more readily then AGM.
- Gel requires a longer initial use period to reach optimal performance than AGM.
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BW-27AGM - Basement Watchdog Maintenance Free AGM Standby Battery
Universal Battery
$249.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...$249.95 -
BW12750 - 12 Volts 75Ah - Terminal IT - SLA/AGM Battery - Group 24 - HDX12-75
Brightway Group
$249.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...$249.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:$249.95Subtotal: -
BW12750 - 12 Volts 75Ah - Terminal Z1 - SLA/AGM Battery - Group 24 - HDX12-75
Brightway Group
$249.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...$249.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:$249.95Subtotal: -
BW12180 - 12 Volts 18Ah -Terminal Internal Thread - SLA/AGM Battery - HX12-18
Brightway Group
$66.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...$66.95 -
BW121100 - 12 Volts 110Ah - Terminal IT - SLA/AGM Battery - Group 30H - HX12-110
Brightway Group
MSRP: $332.79$279.99Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $332.79$279.99 -
BW12180 - 12 Volts 18Ah -Terminal Nut & Bolt - SLA/AGM Battery - HX12-18
Brightway Group
$66.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...$66.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:$66.95Subtotal: -
BW12260 - 12 Volts 26Ah -Terminal Nut & Bolt - SLA/AGM Battery - HX12-26
Brightway Group
MSRP: $129.95$119.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $129.95$119.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:MSRP: $129.95$119.95Subtotal: -
BWEV-24-IT - 12 Volts 75Ah -Terminal IT - SLA/AGM Battery - HX12-75 - Group 24
Brightway Group
MSRP: $299.95$259.99Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $299.95$259.99Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:MSRP: $299.95$259.99Subtotal: -
BW12140 - 12 Volts 14Ah - Terminal F2 - SLA/AGM Battery - HX12-14
Brightway Group
MSRP: $69.95$49.99Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $69.95$49.99 -
BW12350DC-IT - 12 Volts 35Ah -Terminal I2 - SLA/AGM Battery - Group U1 - HXD12-35
Brightway Group
MSRP: $149.99$119.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $149.99$119.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:MSRP: $149.99$119.95Subtotal: -
BW12350DC-NB - 12 Volts 35Ah -Terminal L1 - SLA/AGM Battery - Group U1 - HXD12-35
Brightway Group
MSRP: $159.95$119.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $159.95$119.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:MSRP: $159.95$119.95Subtotal: -
BW12550DC-Z - 12 Volts 55Ah -Terminal Z - SLA/AGM Battery - Group 22NF - HDX12-55
Brightway Group
MSRP: $239.99$219.95Our maintenance-free sealed lead acid batteries with absorbed glass mat technology offer outstanding performance withstanding high current output and deep cycling. Excellent resistance to vibration, shock, chemicals and heat. Lower self-discharge...MSRP: $239.99$219.95Qty in Cart: 0Quantity:Price:MSRP: $239.99$219.95Subtotal: