HI Jim
On (03 Nov 96) Jim Dunmyer wrote to Alec Cameron...
 JD> I've read on more than one occassion that a new lead-acid battery won't
 JD> provide peak power until after a few discharge/charge cycles. Not
 JD> necessarily run flat, mind you, just run down a ways, then recharged.
That's about right. Technically [forgive the nit- picking!] it is the stored
energy that increases at each charge/ discharge cycle of a new battery. Peak
power is a tricky concept, best thought of in terms of engine starting under
frozen conditions.
Peak power is delivered [believe me!] when the load resistance equals the
internal resistance of the battery, depressing the terminal volts by 50%.
This is no way to treat a favourite battery but it is a statement of fact.
Don't anyone please debate this on Echo, but check if puzzled with any
electrical or radio designer, or someone immersed in Circuit Theory which I
am not.    Cheers..ALEC
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