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VegasScotty
Explorer
Feb 14, 2015

New group 29 battery with low specific gravity

I bought a new group 29DC battery at Walmart. I used it last weekend but I didn't measure the volts or specific gravity when I got home. At home, I plugged it in to my old sears charger with an...
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RJsfishin
Explorer
Feb 14, 2015
Most all the 2 stage maintainer chargers now days will finish the charge at 15+ volts. But even 14.6 will do the job just fine.

The average person does not check SG, and was probably your mistake, and if you had not done so, there wouldn't be a problem.....now would there. If you fully charge it at 14.6-15+ volts, the SG will take care of itself. If after doing so, and its performance is not up to par, then is the time to check SG,......or preferably just return it.

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