2000 Range Rover 4.6 Petrol Auto P38

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I read somewhere "The typical lead acid charging voltage is between 2.15 volts per cell (12.9 volts for a 6 cell battery) and 2.35 volts per cell (14.1 volts for a 6 cell battery). The ideal charging voltage for a calcium battery is 14.8V for the recombination process to properly occur"
What opinion do you have on this?

Just get the mf31.
 
I read somewhere "The typical lead acid charging voltage is between 2.15 volts per cell (12.9 volts for a 6 cell battery) and 2.35 volts per cell (14.1 volts for a 6 cell battery). The ideal charging voltage for a calcium battery is 14.8V for the recombination process to properly occur"
What opinion do you have on this?

Yes, that sounds about right. Remember not to cook an old-style fully lead battery though - they're pretty rare now though as the calcium ones have a much better shelf life.
 
I read somewhere "The typical lead acid charging voltage is between 2.15 volts per cell (12.9 volts for a 6 cell battery) and 2.35 volts per cell (14.1 volts for a 6 cell battery). The ideal charging voltage for a calcium battery is 14.8V for the recombination process to properly occur"
What opinion do you have on this?
14.7 volts is the minimum for a lead calcium battery 14.8 is optimum, they will stand 18 volts for short periods which some of the latest alternators output to cover recharging in vehicles that just do short runs.
 
14.7 volts is the minimum for a lead calcium battery 14.8 is optimum, they will stand 18 volts for short periods which some of the latest alternators output to cover recharging in vehicles that just do short runs.
So it is imperative for me to get the alternator to deliver 14.8 V?
Otherwise the battery will die quite quickly?
 
So it is imperative for me to get the alternator to deliver 14.8 V?
Otherwise the battery will die quite quickly?
14.5 volts minimum, 14.8 optimum needed in order to fully charge a lead calcium maintenance free battery. Kept in a low state of charge, they die quite quickly. All mine are on solar chargers when parked.
 
14.5 volts minimum, 14.8 optimum needed in order to fully charge a lead calcium maintenance free battery. Kept in a low state of charge, they die quite quickly. All mine are on solar chargers when parked.
What is low state of charge? Battery terminal voltage down to what, 12.5V,12V,11.5 or lower to what voltage before it will not recover?
 
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