[glds] battery charging mistake

[mark ward]

----- Forwarded Message ----- [b]From:[/b] Rob Shydo rob@shydo.net> [b]To:[/b] Mailing List for GLDS glds@gldsmc.org> [b]Sent:[/b] Wednesday, January 8, 2014 1:30 PM [b]Subject:[/b] Re: [GLDS] Battery charging mistake Bob - We use a lot of AGM batteries at work and see that happen for two reasons.  The first would be that the battery was really dead (problem with the plates inside) and charging it wouldn't have helped anyway.  The second reason is that the maximum voltage that batteries can take without damage depends on the temperature.  If the charger doesn't compensate for that its really easy to cook the battery like this.  Especially if the charger is not really designed for AGM batteries. You are really lucky you caught it!  Shortly after this they start venting battery acid fumes and things go bad really fast.  Breathing the acid is very bad.  Prompts a lot of cleanup. RS On Wed, Jan 8, 2014 at 1:05 PM, Robert Rugg dirtbikeace1@gmail.com> wrote: I wanted to start my bike and change the oil but the battery was dead, so I put it on a 1 amp charge for 2 days.  It still would barely roll over, hooked it up to a portable charger and same thing.  I t was 20 degrees out so I gave up.  !/2 hour later took the seat off and this is what I saw, the battery was misshaped and hot 150 degrees.   All I can think o[img]cid:1.1734615841@web184701.mail.ne1.yahoo.com[/img]f is the AGM battery had frozen?  Any ideas, Bob -- GLDS Mailing List Options --- To remove your address, email: glds-request@gldsmc.org?subject=unsubscribe> To see the messages on a web page (archives): http://gldsmc.org/mailman/private/glds_gldsmc.org> To get your password for this mailing list, email: glds-request@gldsmc.org?subject=password> List Manager: President@gldsmc.org

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