Dang! Ran my 6v batteries dead............
Twice now I have managed to kill my Interstate 6v batteries twice flat. I am charging them back up now. What kind of damage do you think I may have done to the life span of these dudes? I purchase...
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westend wrote:
battery cases were made from different materials that allowed leakage of current to ground. That is no longer applicable.
to knock accumulated sulphate off the plates. Verify full charge with a hydrometer.
1) Current from a battery does not "leak to ground" under any circumstances. The leakage path, if any, is from positive post to negative post and is TOTALLY unaffected by what the battery is sitting on.
2) If you do manage to "knock the accumulated sulphate off the plates", it likely will short out a cell or two because of the accumulation in the bottom and change the battery's condition from "low capacity" to totally useless because of low voltage.
And for the OP: Having a battery read ZERO volts is a very bad omen. You probably should have started shopping for a new one at that point. Having it go down to zero a second time is a sure death sentence.
