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How to detect low battery of a lead-acid battery?

I've heard that discharging a lead-acid battery to 0% is bad and wears it out. I have a 10Ah 12v lead-acid battery, is there a circuit to tell me when the battery is low?
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STC3100 capacity remaining calculations

I'm trying to get a better understanding of how to measure battery capacity left. If I understand the STC3100 datasheet correctly, I need to reset the counters when the battery is fully charged. ...
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How to measure Li-Po battery leakage?

I'm working on a low-low power system, which is powered by a little solar panel and a Li-Po (Lithium-ion Polymer) battery, which can be \$20\$ or \$ 50\:\mathrm{ mAh}\$. The capacity by now is not ...
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Battery Voltage While Charging

I'm experimenting with a linear-mode fast-charge circuit for NiMH batteries. I was surprised to find that the voltage measured across the battery terminals while fast-charging is higher than the ...