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The instructions the manufacturers send can be sometimes confusing and incomplete, and if you talk to 10 people you will get 10 slightly different opinions...so I called one battery maker today for clarification and here is what the tech help person told me regarding placing one of their new 35A battery into service: I took notes, and then reviewed the steps with him.
Barely cover plates with electrolytes.
Wait 1/2hr.
Shake, vibrate battery to bump air bubbles off plates.
Re-cover plates if necessary with electrolyte.
If cool, charge; maximum 10A, 1hr. A higher charge rate here is better (up to 10A), as it warms the plates, making more bubbles come off.
Cool.
Fill to bottom of split ring with electrolyte, then charge @ 2A, overnight with 'trickle' charger, one that reduces output as goal is reached.
From now on, only use distilled water to replenish - throw away the acid.
If plates ever get dry during the battery's lifetime, charge 1hr THEN add H20(d), but only to 1/8" below split ring. Then finish charging. Something about the heat is necessary for a best return to service.
So I had always thought slow charge rates results in a longer battery life and;
I never would have dreamed of charging a battery with exposed plates. Chernobyl comes to mind.
The instructions the manufacturers send can be sometimes confusing and incomplete, and if you talk to 10 people you will get 10 slightly different opinions...so I called one battery maker today for clarification and here is what the tech help person told me regarding placing one of their new 35A battery into service: I took notes, and then reviewed the steps with him.
Barely cover plates with electrolytes.
Wait 1/2hr.
Shake, vibrate battery to bump air bubbles off plates.
Re-cover plates if necessary with electrolyte.
If cool, charge; maximum 10A, 1hr. A higher charge rate here is better (up to 10A), as it warms the plates, making more bubbles come off.
Cool.
Fill to bottom of split ring with electrolyte, then charge @ 2A, overnight with 'trickle' charger, one that reduces output as goal is reached.
From now on, only use distilled water to replenish - throw away the acid.
If plates ever get dry during the battery's lifetime, charge 1hr THEN add H20(d), but only to 1/8" below split ring. Then finish charging. Something about the heat is necessary for a best return to service.
So I had always thought slow charge rates results in a longer battery life and;
I never would have dreamed of charging a battery with exposed plates. Chernobyl comes to mind.