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Unread 14-03-2013, 17:24
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Al Skierkiewicz Al Skierkiewicz is offline
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Re: How does your team charge & test batteries?

Never drain these batteries all the way down. This is a technique that was used on old chemistry NiCad batteries, never for lead acid.
Ether, the instruction sheet is very misleading by specifying 200-1000 amps and then specifying 125 amps. A team once showed me a tester they were using to make tests and when they connected it to the battery a resistor glowed inside. Since that day, I have been leary of any automotive type tester.
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Al
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