[Healeys] Non-Healey related batteries issue

[richard mayor]

This process is similar to using electrolysis to remove rust from fenders,
doors, etc.  Most chargers will not put out any current if they don't see a
battery.


On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:34 PM Kent McLean <kentmclean at comcast.net> wrote:

> Len Hartnett wrote:
>
> The process for bring a dead battery back to life involves connecting a
> good battery in parallel with the dead battery.  This sends a message to
> the charger that there is a battery that needs charging.  After the dead
> battery reaches a few volts of charge, the good battery can be disconnected
> and the charger should continue charging.
>
>
> I've had similar bad luck with a smart charger that was too smart for
> itself. The method I've used is to use a non-smart (stupid?) manual charger
> to kick it with some juice to bring it up to the smart-charger's minimum
> voltage, then remove the non-smart charger and finish with the smart
> charger.
>
> Kent McLean
> 1956 100 BN2
>
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