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profdant139
Explorer II
Jun 13, 2015

Conditioning/"formatting" new batteries: update in 1st post

(UPDATE -- based on advice from you all, I have "freshened" my batteries using the DC charging output on my Honda generator. It is supposed to put out 8 amps, but I measured it at 5, which was perfec...
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MEXICOWANDERER
Explorer
Jun 17, 2015
Lifeline babies their batteries. Don't know about the vendor. If the critter hasn't been sitting on a shelf for a year not much to be done. You might want to apply 13.4 volts and see how many amperes fractions thereof the battery accepts.

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