Battery terms
AC
Alternating current is the condition under which the motion of charge in a conductor varies cyclically.
Acid
Accumulator
Active Material
AGM (Absorbent Glass Mat)
Amp (Amp, A)
AmpereHour (Amp-hrs, Ah)
Anode
Battery
BMS
Boost Charge
BCI Group
Capacity
Cathode
Cell
Charge Acceptance
Cold Cranking Amps (CCA)
Charger
Conductivity
Container
Corrosion
Current
Cycle
Cycle Life
Deep discharge
Deep-Cycle Battery
Discharging
Electrolyte
Electronic tester
Element
Equalization Charge
Formation
GEL
Grid
Ground
Group
Group size
Hydrometer
Impedance (Z)
Internal resistance (IR)
lead-acid battery
Load Tester
Low maintenance battery
MCA (Marine Clamp Ampere)
Maintenance-Free
Negative
Ohm (Ω)
Ohm's Law
Open voltage circuit
Plates
Positive
Primary battery
Reserve capacity rating
Resistance (Ω)
Sealed batteries
Secondary battery
Separator
Short circuit
Specific gravity (Sp. Gr. Or SG)
Starter, Lighting and Ignition (SLI) battery
State of Charge (or the State of Health)
Stratification
Sulfation
Terminals
Vent
Volt (V)
Voltage drop
Voltmeter
VRLA
Watt (W)
Watt
Watt-hour (Wh)
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