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Old 03-24-2012, 07:24 PM   #6
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Default Re: Battery charger choice for Optima type battery?

Just going to add my 2 cents to this thread...........

I learned a trick about charging gel-cell batteries from when they first came on the market....

If your gel-cell will not take a charge try the procedure below....

Take your charger and connect the cables to a conventional lead-acid battery next you connect, in parallel (negative to negative and positive to positive, + to + and - to -), your gel-cell battery with a pair of jumper cables. Turn on your charger with the lowest charging rate that you have…..

This will put a load on the charger and act as an electrical damper for the gel-cell.....

I have brought many gel-cells back to life with this procedure.....

Bob
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