> O.K. heres one for all you battery experts out there. I've always
wondered
> which method was best for the battery. Situation, assuming a fairly
good,
> sound battery: The battery is discharged to the point of barely turning
> the engine over. The water level is still covering the plates, but could
> use topping up, i.e. the level is not at the bottom of the filler holes -
> Is it better to charge the battery fully, then top off the cells or top
> them off first, then charge?
according to the people who service my electric forklift batteries, fill
first and then charge. DO NOT OVERFILL, or else you will be neutralizing
and cleaning up acid.
Irv Korey
74 TR6 CF22767U
Highland Park, IL
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