Dan,
A gel cell, or mat battery as used in the Miata, should be charged using the
"gel" setting as they need a different type of charge. It needs a low
amperage charge over a long period of time unlike wet cell batteries.
I read that tip in my Miata manual.
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Daniel Neuman" <dneuman@quark.sfsu.edu>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 6:40 PM
Subject: Dead batt-I'm a bad roadster owner
> Hello All,
> First off I have something shamefull to admit. I have not
> driven my perfectly fine working car for like 3 months....Thats like
> the entire summer...We have too many sensible cars now and I just
> never want to take it out to get beat on for no good reason..
> So this weekend we decide to take it out..The batt is dead reading
> 8V between the terminals and the charger won't charge it. I have a
> fancy-pants sears charger with a 'computer brain' that won't let you
> charge up batt that are too far gone or if say you misconnect the leads
> at 4am before leaving for shasta it will shut itself off.
> I killed a optima yellow top batt...I think I have had it for
> oh 3 years and was thinking that it would last a bit longer. Here's a
> question-the optima is a gel cell deep cycle batt. My charger has a
> setting for regular batt, gel cell, or deep cycle. Which cycle should I
> set the charger on? I am afraid that I was charging the batt on the wrong
> setting and that that contributed to its early demise.
>
> Daniel 69 2000
> Oakland CA
>
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