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Re: Battery Chargers

I am trying to say that it is safe and good to do a 6 Amp charge but not to start at directly. You want to start at 2 amp and escalate your charge to 6 amps because doing a constant 6 amp charge damages the batteries. My team along with other teams have tested this and the batteries that go from 2 to 4 to 6 amps last a lot longer than the constant 6 amp batteries. The voltage is also higher on the 2-6 amp charged batteries. I'm just asking for ideas that we can use to get a charger or build on that you can switch from 2 to 4 to 6 amps when you want.
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