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| rod mercer (Rnkmercer)
Registered Member Username: Rnkmercer Post Number: 1 Registered: 1-2009 Posted From: 72.139.67.158 Rating: N/A |
I bought a new 12v snowmobile battery 4 years ago as a spare, never used it and until recently put good acid into it and it was still dead. I decided to charge it and after the 2nd day it slowly was taking a little charge but then I accidently turned the charger from a trickle charge to a 55amp boost charge for maybe 3 hrs. I am asking if this battery was done for to begin with or did I kill my battery. I still won't hold a charge even if the charger says it is at 100%. | ||
| George M. Todd (George_mc6)
Registered Member Username: George_mc6 Post Number: 678 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 207.231.75.253 Rating: N/A |
You're a MURDERER, (but I won't tell.) Actually it probably died about 2 years ago from neglect. Had you charged it every couple of months, for an hour or so, it would probably still be ok. Sorry, G | ||
| Dan West (Utahclaimjumper)
Registered Member Username: Utahclaimjumper Post Number: 149 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 208.66.38.115 Rating: N/A |
Batteries HATE to be left in a dis-charged state for very long.>>>Dan | ||
| Skip N (Skip)
Registered Member Username: Skip Post Number: 31 Registered: 11-2006 Posted From: 161.7.93.216 Rating: N/A |
Don't know if you still can but when I used to buy batteries as spares I would buy them dry and add the acid when I needed the battery. Probably To late for your current spare sometimes my equip batteries are juiceless after sitting all winter so I leave the charger on 40 amp for 8 to 10 hrs checking every now and then to make sure I haven't boiled it dry. Sometimes it works and sometimes I buy a new one.  Skip | ||
| ED Hackenbruch (Shadowman)
Registered Member Username: Shadowman Post Number: 87 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 173.117.85.154 Rating: N/A |
I was just looking at a battery website and it said that the monthly self discharge rate for a flooded battery is 13% and is 1-3% for gel and agm batteries. | ||
| niles steckbauer (Niles500)
Registered Member Username: Niles500 Post Number: 899 Registered: 11-2004 Posted From: 71.180.124.221 Rating: N/A |
I think Rod was saying he bought a DRY batt and didn't add electrolyte untill now - or maybe I'm mistaken? | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 625 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 69.19.14.15 Rating: N/A |
IF it was dry , not a std wet bat with "extra" acid dumped in, all it needs is a deep cycle charger (Constant amps) and a day or two. These usually have timers on the face. FF | ||
| Dan West (Utahclaimjumper)
Registered Member Username: Utahclaimjumper Post Number: 150 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 208.66.38.115 Rating: N/A |
The average wet cell battery will loose 0ne to two percent of its charge per DAY under normal storage, it dosent take long to ruin a battery.>>>Dan |