# Gell Battery break in?

**URL:** <https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524>\
**Category:** GEM Forum\
**Created:** [November 4, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524 "2015-11-04T06:56:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![grantwest](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/grantwest/32/15_2.png) [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 6:56am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524/1 "2015-11-04T06:56:57Z")

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I had a set of Deka Gell batterys. They were 5 years old and started loosing range. I just bought a New set of Deka gells. The new batterys don’t seem any more OR as strong as my old Deka’s. Should I be worried or will the new batterys break in or gain power and range after a few charge cycles.

I have a specific route I drive I know what my battery % should be along the route. That was my first indication that the new batterys were not as strong as my 5 year old Deka’s.

Disclaimer; my 5 year old Deka’s were (refreshed) last year. When I say refreshed I’m talking about battery restoration threw specific charge cycles

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**Author:** ![Old\_Houseboater](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/old_houseboater/32/544_2.png) [@Old\_Houseboater](https://community.electricforum.com/u/Old_Houseboater)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2015, 8:17am UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524/2 "2015-11-04T08:17:34Z")

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Do 20 cycles and report back.

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**Author:** ![GEMmechanic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecccb3/32.png) [@GEMmechanic](https://community.electricforum.com/u/GEMmechanic)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524/3 "2015-11-09T18:36:18Z")

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Don’t know what year or charger your GEM has. Is it set for GEL batteries? If it is a Zivan, has it been “micro upgraded”? We have had a few Dekka GELs last a whole five years.

Daniel

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**Author:** ![grantwest](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/grantwest/32/15_2.png) [@grantwest](https://community.electricforum.com/u/grantwest)\
**Post date:** [November 9, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524/4 "2015-11-09T19:11:55Z")

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I have a Quick Charge multi bank charger. I have the charge profile set on "Gell"  
I haven’t put but 1-2 cycles on my battery’s the weather is not working with me 🙂

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**Author:** ![VOLBUNNY](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.electricforum.com/volbunny/32/1295_2.png) [@VOLBUNNY](https://community.electricforum.com/u/VOLBUNNY)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.electricforum.com/t/gell-battery-break-in/5524/5 "2017-10-07T21:04:14Z")

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We are in the same situation, what was the outcome?