Re: Batteries

[Joyce Poon <poonj@ecf.utoronto.ca>]

On Wed, 1 Mar 2000, Cindy Wong wrote:

> > So I looked up Gel Cells... well, here's a page of some gel cells which
> > costs sig less than $38, some of which are also sig lighter (<4 lb for
> > 12V)
> 
> They weigh the same as those Panasonic ones I found.  Is that price
> American?	

I dunno.  The Panasonic ones are lead acids not gel cells.  And there is a
difference.  I think gel cells are better protected against shorts.

My guess is that the price is US.  Are you sure that you can't buy gel
cells in regular stores?