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Posted by David Sherman on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 02:43:40 :
In Reply to: Re: First time charging of a new battery posted by Dan Shockley on Tuesday, May 20, 2008 at 22:25:15 :
Yep, that's the short answer. The fact is, if you just put the acid/electrolyte in, the battery SHOULD be fully charged. Even if it's not exactly there yet, if it has enough charge to start the vehicle, I would just go ahead and let the vehicle's charging system top it off.
I like having a variable-voltage charger and monitoring current and voltage while charging, but I realize most battery chargers don't have two meters and a continuous adjustment knob. The advantage of more meters and a knob is that I can decide whether I want a "trickle" charge or I want to try to resurrect a supposedly "dead" battery by pushing it really hard until it starts to accept a charge, or anywhere in between.