Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 08:20:39 -0400 From: Malt_Hound <Malt_Houndnospamm*yahoo.com> Subject: Re: 2 Saabs Not Running
Pooh Bear wrote: > al010101 wrote: > > >>an alternator is not mean't to charge a dead battery and is hell on it, you >>need to pull the battery's and charge them properly, autozone will charge >>them for free, takes about 1.5hrs each. > > > Agreed. > > Deep discharge of a battery is bad news. It needs to be 'reconditioned' so to > speak. > > I'm in 2 minds over fast recharge. I've known it make a dead battery come back > to life. I have my own homebuilt rig that recharges at around 20 Amps. Certainly > gets some charge in there fast. OTOH it can also be hell on a battery. Worth > trying on an old one for sure though. Agreed. Try trickle charging first, and fast charge as a last ditch effort (try to blow the sulfation off the plates) just before you trade it in on a new one. -Fred W
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