Abstract: A lead acid cell having unitized positive and negative electrodes positioned within a container such that the respective edges of the positive electrode are spaced apart from the edges of negative electrode. The electrodes are each made up of at least one plate having a major surface with a composition thereon for imparting a negative or positive polarity. The plates of each electrode have first and second edges in which the second edges are connected to an associated current collector and the first edges of each electrode oppose each other in spaced apart relation.