battery question

[i610288]

I bought a duralast dual cycle battery from autozone sunday, I went and put my automatic 6 amp charger on it to make sure it was fully charged because I dont know how long it was on the shelf.I heard that they can lose a little charge from sitting and that's not good.The thing has been charging for three hours now and still at 6 amps.Does this mean that the battery is no good,or not that good anymore?The charger work's fine because I used it on another battery a few minutes before that one.

 

[JB]

Re: battery question

If your charger is truly automatic it will shut off when the battery reaches full charge, i610288.<br /><br />It isn't unusual for an off-the-shelf battery to take 6 or 8 hours at 6 amps to reach full charge.<br /><br />If you are still doubtful, a battery hygrometer can tell you its condition, cell by cell.<br /><br />Good luck.

 

[i610288]

Re: battery question

Thank-you JB.

 

[Boatist]

Re: battery question

I agree with JB can take a while to reach full charge.