Charge Up Those "New" Batteries
Got a new pair of Flooded 6s from Canadian Tire today branded their way, but same as Deka GC 15s for specs and appearance. (230AH, 64 lbs) Local store would rarely sell 6v batts, so they sit on the s...
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Besides getting them charged up when you first get them off the shelf, you want their "as new" SG when known to be truly full. I call that their "Baseline SG", which will be the target SG for future recharges to full.
You need to know they are at true full for when to reset the AH counter on your battery monitor, eg. Also so you don't stop a recharge too soon. Or to tell that your automatic charger quits too soon. Also to notice when their fullest SG reading gets lower.
I prefer having the SG reading than working with sealed batteries, where it is harder to tell what is going on. Lately it seems you can only get sealed batteries for your car/truck and they have gone back to that green light (which only indicates for one of its cells I am told). Oh well. So far we can still get flooded not- sealed for the house bank if desired.
You need to know they are at true full for when to reset the AH counter on your battery monitor, eg. Also so you don't stop a recharge too soon. Or to tell that your automatic charger quits too soon. Also to notice when their fullest SG reading gets lower.
I prefer having the SG reading than working with sealed batteries, where it is harder to tell what is going on. Lately it seems you can only get sealed batteries for your car/truck and they have gone back to that green light (which only indicates for one of its cells I am told). Oh well. So far we can still get flooded not- sealed for the house bank if desired.
