Battery Chargers

[Al Skierkiewicz]

To All,
I saw some disturbing reports here and I want to make sure everyone is on the same page.
To the team that is charging from dead to full in one hour, cease and desist. The internal heat from that kind of charge cannot escape or conduct to the outside quick enough for you to stop the charge when the battery gets warm. If you are able to full charge in an hour you are most likely charging at 18-20 amps. This amount of current if it doesn't blow the battery will surely damage internals. The kind of damage will show up when you least expect it, like out on the floor.
The specification from the battery maker is specified at 4 amps max. Last year's charger was a step charger and speced at 2 amps. At 2 amps, constant current charging, a dead battery should take about 8-10 hours to reach full charge. At 1 amp twice that length of time or 16-20 hours.
Good Luck All