Posted by Bob M on February 25, 2018 at 18:39:00 from (172.101.140.249):
In Reply to: Good battery charger? posted by rrman61 on February 25, 2018 at 16:09:27:
A neighbor who is wintering in Florida asked me to get his wife's minivan started and moved into the garage so the plowing contractor won't run into it (the van hadn't been started in at least 3 months). Of course when I attempted to start I found the battery DEAD flat.
I located a B&D "smart charger" in his garage. When I hooked it up it the charger immediately displayed a "bad battery - shorted cell" error message then just sat there. Frustrated I returned home but left the charger connected.
When I returned 24 hours later, the charger display now said the battery was fully charged(!) The car started right up and ran fine.
The take away: Leave a charger connected to a "bad" battery for a few hours before declaring it a lost cause.
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