Re: (ET) How NOT to check your batteries...

[Markus Lorch <ev lorch net>]

> You could buy a copy of the Curtis Battery Book One.  I think it may be out 
> of print now, but some of the EV parts vendors may still have copies to offer.
EVen better, the battery book by Curtis is online now:
http://evbatterymonitoring.com/
at least I think this is the one David refers to.

If it makes you feel better, I accidentially connected a small 10Ah 6V 
SLA battery to a 12V 15A charger on accident (I thought I have two of 
those batteries in series but didnt do it quite right that time, I had 
done it 100s of times before) Anyhow, you can believe me that that 
battery was full wickedly quick and reminded me with a sulfuric smell 
and hissing sound that it was time to shut the charger off ;) well, it 
was an old battery but still good, I guess that probably cost me 50% 
capacity right there in 30 minutes of heavy overcharging.

Markus