Carl: I have had nothing but bad luck using gel-cell batteries. Many years
ago the volunteer fire department that I was a member of at the time purchased
about 50 Plectron brand low band monitor radios for their members. The radios
had gel-cell batteries installed at the factory with internal chargers. Within
about six or seven months all the gel-cell batteries had failed! So we
purchased new gel-cell to replace the originals and they failed in about the
same time! After that, we just gave-up on trying to use the gel-cells as
back-up power for the radios. About five years later, I purchased one gel-cell
battery and installed it in my monitor radio, hoping that the problem had been
corrected, but alas, it failed in about six months. Ever since that
experience, I refuse to have anything to do with anythng that has a gel-cell
battery. However, I have noticed that gel-cells are now being advertised and
sold as trolling motor batteries for bass boats. I have not heard anything pro
or con about their use in this manner. - 73's- Corn -k4own.
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