philw
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 04:46 PM |
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Oddessey battery
I have a flat Oddessey pc 680 battery, can i charge it with a normal battery charger?
Must try harder
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Wadders
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 05:17 PM |
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You might not be able to charge it at all, i killed mine by letting it go flat, nothing would bring it back it was less than 6 months old,
apparently they don't take kindly to a full discharge, i now use an optimate trickle charger all the time.
Al.
Originally posted by philw
I have a flat Oddessey pc 680 battery, can i charge it with a normal battery charger?
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philw
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 05:36 PM |
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It's not totally flat, it just needs a boost but i canit get a car near it to jump stsrt it.
Must try harder
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RK
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 05:39 PM |
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I have one too. I was told to charge it slowly, as the gel batteries don't like car chargers on full blast.
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philw
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 05:43 PM |
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I have an Optimate but it says not to use on a gel battery.
Must try harder
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stevebubs
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 06:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by philw
I have an Optimate but it says not to use on a gel battery.
I have an Optimate 3 and have used it without issue on my PC680.
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philw
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 06:11 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by stevebubs
quote:
Originally posted by philw
I have an Optimate but it says not to use on a gel battery.
I have an Optimate 3 and have used it without issue on my PC680.
I will give it a go then.
Must try harder
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dhutch
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| posted on 3/11/08 at 08:50 PM |
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Ive got a very simular powervamp battery and i didnt know what charger that needed.
- I did look on there website, and havea poke about. But in the end i just stuck my £40 hellfrauds charger on it because it was flat and needed
something.
I dont know how sensotive they can be because they obvisouly dont mine being charged be a normal 40/50amp alternator.
I considered puting it on 'sealed' battery setting but the powervamp site goes on about it being able handle high current/coltage
everything i didnt bother.
Daniel
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 4/11/08 at 03:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by philw
I have an Optimate but it says not to use on a gel battery.
Odysseys are not gel batteries, they use normal acid, but it's held within a glass mat. If they are happy to take the very high currents from
an alternator, a small battery charger shouldn't cause them any harm.
From the Odyssey web site: "Small, portable automotive chargers may be used to charge your ODYSSEY® battery".
The point is that you shouldn't leave the battery connected to these chargers unless they have automatic cut off, as they don't take
kindly to overcharging.
[Edited on 4/11/08 by MikeRJ]
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