terryS wrote:
> On Jun 30, 7:28 pm, John Fields <jfie...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:01:56 -0700 (PDT), rabiticide
>>
>><rabitic...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>>
>>>I was charging my battery over the weekend and checked it last night
>>>to find the battery dead as a doornail. Upon examination, the battery
>>>is completely dry. I'm guessing it was overcharged and the water
>>>boiled away but it shouldn't've 'cause it's an "automatic battery
>>>charger" that's designed to stop charging when it's done...
>>
>>>So, do I just add distilled H2O? Will that work? I have to walk to the
>>>store 1.5 miles (2.5 km) away and that's a long way to carry 1 gallon
>>>(4? L) of water...
>>
>>---
>>I'd just use tap water...
>>
>>JF
>
>
> Depends on the tap (or well!) water.
> Wells and some mains water here can have some iron salts in it which
> can be deadly for lead acid batteries.
> Sounds like it 'boiled dry'! You may, by adding water, get some
> capacity back but I wouldn't guarantee it.
> Too many amps for too long a time, maybe?
> Someone more expert could comment on this; but isn'tan automatic
> charger supposed to stop when the battery potential has risen above a
> certain value, maybe for a certain period of time. If the battery is
> dry ............... ergo no potential!
> Therefore no automaticity?
Suppose a cell was shorted - battery V wouldn't rise high
enough for the automatic charger to shut off.
Ed
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