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Re: Battery question

To: skye@jungle.direct.ca
Subject: Re: Battery question
From: mgb.roadster@juno.com (Larry A Hoy)
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 07:42:28 -0700
Skye, the bubbling noise is actually boiling.  You're cooking the
electrolite in the battery.  If your charger has a variable charge rate
turn it down.  This happens when you charge too quickly.

Larry Hoy (MGB.Roadster@juno.com)
Denver, CO USA
1969 MGB Roadster
1987 Jaguar XJ6 Vanden Plas
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On Sat, 8 Nov 1997 01:03:54 -0800 Skye Poier <skye@jungle.direct.ca>
writes:
>Quick question, is it normal for a 12V battery to make bubbling noises
when
>connected to a 12V/12A charger? (out of the car)
>
>Haven't done this in a while, can't recall it doing this last time.  Had
>it connected for over 2 hours and the charger never read over 25%
charge,
>my guess is the battery is shot.
>
>Thanks
>Skye Poier
>
>

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