nuckollsr(at)cox.net Guest
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 5:39 pm Post subject: Battery Tenders as recharging tools . . . |
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At 04:22 PM 3/2/2007 -0500, you wrote:
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Many thanks Bob. My charger from Napa does not seem to bring the charge
up beyond 12.5v even when the charger has been on the battery for 5
days.
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You need to track and plot the voltage during the
recharge cycle on a battery you know has been discharged
to some substantial degree.
One expects the voltage to be sustained at about 13.0 volts
after a recharge cycle has terminated. See:
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Curves/schumacher_2.jpg
and
http://www.aeroelectric.com/Pictures/Curves/Battery_Tender_Recharge.pdf
What you may be seeing after 5 days is the charger's
normal drop to a sustaining level after the battery
has been topped off.
What brand of charger is it?
Bob . . .
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