Andy :
If it is taking _some_ charge from your charger, then the 'sulphation'
isn't too bad, and the battery will eventually recover most of it's
capacity. A long trickle charge is the best way to 'bring them back',
so your 10 amp charger is fine. Try leaving the charger on overnight,
16-24 hours.
Randall
"Amatruda, Andy" wrote:
>
> I went to fire up the 4A for the first time since the rebuild. In
> preparation I put the relatively new Die Hard on the charger and found it
> barely able to take a charge. It's 3 years old, but has been sitting idle
> for 2 during the rebuild (no trickle charge). After about 5 hours I did
> get it to register on the charger and it had enough power to start the car
> with some additional boosting. It still does not register as being fully
> charged on the charger meter. I seem to recall that batteries that sit for
> a while can get "sulfated" and there is a procedure to reverse the process.
> I think you need a BIG charger, not the 10 amp thing I have. Can someone
> confirm if this is true and if a Gas Station size charger can fix this.
>
> Andy Amatruda
> 1967 TR4A (with 60 seconds of run time on the rebuilt engine)
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