[Healeys] Chemical/gel filled battery issue.

[Alan Seigrist]

Simon -

The trick is to attach the battery in parallel with a standard lead
acid battery, then attach a slow-ish charger (not trickle, I think
about 2amp) and attach the charger to the lead acid battery.  After 12
to 24 hours the Gel battery should be fully charged.

Alan

On 7/13/09, Simon Lachlan <simon.lachlan at homecall.co.uk> wrote:
> An (elderly one-legged) friend of mine has an electric buggy with which he
> can get around our village and achieve a degree of mobility. He left it
> switched on for about 3 weeks and totally drained its batteries. Now they
> won't accept a charge and he's facing having to replace them and - because
> the batteries are probably only obtainable through the buggy's agent - he
> will have to pay about six times what they are worth.
> They are sealed batteries. Not electrolyte and plate per a traditional car
> and I gathered that they are filled with some form of vile gel. They sound
> to be much like the batteries that I acquaint with boats....
> So, moving on, I recall that someone on this list explained how similar
> batteries could be revived despite their being "written off" by most
> sources. Of course, I wasn't interested then and did not retain the
> information......Can anyone advise?
> Thanks, Simon.
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Alan

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