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(ET) Battery evaluation
Thanks Jim for the address explanation. Now, I can post another
relatively dumb question:
I have several batteries laying around in various states of charge
between pretty good and maybe dead. When I connect a charger that has a
current meter on it, which, I assume shows the amount of current being
drawn during charging, what is that telling me about the state of the
battery's charge? It seems that if the current indicated starts out high
then goes down in a few hours to about zero, that it is accepting the
charge and its a good battery. If it starts out near zero, I assume it
is pretty well charged already and is a good battery. When the current
starts out at about 5or 6 amps and stays there for days, the battery is
not charging and is probably no good. Is that a reasonable assessment? I
don't have a load tester. I'm looking for affirmation and any additional
thoughts.
Bill
E-12