[Shop-talk] battery revival

[Bob Spidell]

In my experience--sample of one--if a BM can't revive it it's toast.


On 6/22/2017 7:29 PM, john niolon wrote:
> I've got a 12 volt 750 cca Exide battery, probably 4-5 years old and 
> seldom used   It is permanently mounted on my car hauler trailer... 
> runs the winch. I have a 1 amp (I think) solar panel keeping it topped 
> off and occasionally I switch it to the breakaway battery. Probably 
> been 6-8 months since I've used it and when I did.. it died rather 
> quickly... charging would bring it back... but again sagged quickly. 
> The cells were a little low on water but not below the plates... 
> topped them off and put it on a batteryminder maintenance charger...
>
> I can get it up to 14 volts... but when I put it under load it drops 
> to about 4 it's been on this charger for days
>
> diagnosis ??? salvageable ???
>
> thanks
> john
>

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