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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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BFL13
Explorer II
Oct 04, 2015
It's those darned watts. The low amp but high voltage charger can't get the batteries all the way up because it lacks the power to keep the amps going at the higher voltage.

I do know my manual trickle charger "stalls out" and can't get the battery any higher in voltage when it theory the voltage should just keep climbing till I shut off the charger. A bigger amp (more watts too) charger will get the battery higher before it stalls out.

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