Umgaqo weebhetri zenqwelo yegalufa kukuba zezebhetri.Isebenzisa ipleyiti yelothe ezaliswe sisipontshi esimile njenge-electrode, ipleyiti yelothe ezaliswe yilothe diokside njenge-electrode evumayo, kunye ne-1.28% exuba iasidi yesulfuric njenge-electrolyte.Ngexesha lokutshaja, amandla ombane aguqulwa abe amandla ekhemikhali, kwaye ngexesha lokukhutshwa, amandla ekhemikhali aguqulwa abuyele kumandla ombane.Xa ibhetri ikhutshwe, i-metal lead i-electrode engalunganga, ehamba ne-oxidation reaction kwaye i-oxidized ukukhokela i-sulfate;I-lead dioksidi yi-electrode ekhangayo eyenza ukusabela kokunciphisa kwaye iyancipha ibe yisulfate yelothe.Xa ibhetri ihlawuliswa ngokungqalileyo, iipali ezimbini zivelisa i-lead kunye ne-lead dioxide, ngokulandelanayo.Emva kokususa umthombo wamandla, ibuyela kwimeko yayo yokukhupha kwangaphambili kwaye yenza ibhetri yemichiza.Iibhetri ze-lead ze-asidi ziibhetri ezinokutshajwa ngokuphindaphindiweyo kwaye zikhutshwe, ezibizwa ngokuba ziibhetri zesibini.