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David G. Bell

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On Tuesday, in article
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markvarleyphoto@*nospam*softhome.net "Mr.Nice." wrote:

> I have a 90Ah leisure battery that went flat whilst stored so I've had
> it on a 4amp charge for about 4 days and the charger still indacates
> it's charging.
> It seems to be taking a long time, is the battery fecked?


Does the charger give a current reading? 4A for around 90 hours
suggests 25% efficiency, which doesn't sound so bad. Unless it's a
fancy constant-current charger, you may not be pumping in half that
current, so I don't see anything to worry about.

I'd check the charge with an hydrometer, myself.

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