Spam/Phish> Re: [AT] Spam/Phish> Battery Issues - Charging

[H. L. Staples]

LeRoy sounds as though the charger is doing its job if the percentage
continues to drop.  When the battery voltage is low the charge percentage
will be high. As the battery voltage gets up to near the voltage that the
charger is suppling the percentage will fall. 
 
The percentage will probably never fall to zero as there is always some
current drain within the battery. When the percentage is near 10% or perhaps
more it will probably crank the engine. 
 
Remember that each hour charge at 2 amps. is only two ampere hours.  If you
consider the capacity of a fully charged battery, it takes a long time at  2
amps to fill it up. 
 
Hope this helps
 
 
 
-------Original Message-------
 
From: LeRoy Price III
Date: 11/5/2006 11:07:48 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: [AT] Spam/Phish> Battery Issues - Charging
 
Guys,
 
I guess I'm of the tatitude that you plug a battery charger on a battery and
it charges (yes I know batteries get old and go bad).  For the most part I
have 2 batteries purchased in 2005 and they were low since I couldn't turn
over my MH Pacer or Allis B with them.
 
Sooooooo, I purchased a new NAPA Battery charger, read the instructions and
put one on (they are outside and its a bit cold here in the northeast of
PA).  Reading the meter on the charger it got up to 50%.  Its been there for
18 hours and now its starting to lose percentage (ie dropping below 50%).
 
Now the instruction mention it may take up to 33 hours to get a full charge
on a battery at a 2Amp trickle at 70 degrees.  Is this thing charging or am
I just burning it up?
 
LeRoy
 
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