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RDMueller
Explorer
Sep 27, 2015

Finally bought a battery hydrometer, need help with results

I have read repeatedly here how you need a hydrometer if you want to really know the SOC of a battery. This was clearly confirmed with the results I got... Battery is a new, never used Interstate g...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Oct 04, 2015
RD welcome to the club. Battery charging is partly an art form and partly "dancing on the needles".

Charging lead acid cells is dependent on literally hundreds of variables. Not the least of these is that no two cells are ever created totally equal. It's as bad as snowflakes...i.e. possible to have 2 the same but really rather rare.

RDMueller wrote:
It's just when you get to batteries and charging in particular where there's a lot I still don't understand.

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