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Old 03-18-2016, 3:08pm   #1
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got the steering hose changed out.
Battery is completely and utterly dead... I had the neg. unhooked this winter.
My charger won't even turn on because it thinks it's not a battery.

can I charge a completely drained battery?
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Old 03-18-2016, 3:17pm   #2
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If you have another battery. Hook it up to that one for a couple hours. Take it off and put the charger on. But I am betting yours is toast.
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Old 03-18-2016, 3:27pm   #3
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probably toast... I had some alternator issues in the summer.
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Old 03-18-2016, 4:07pm   #4
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No... No it will not recharge.
In Buffalo, a trickle charger is a necessity !
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dumb question, but it's par for the course...
can I charge the battery by using a car?
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dumb question, but it's par for the course...
can I charge the battery by using a car?
Go buy a ba-tree.
It ain't gonna work.
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[grumble] I just bought one 2 years ago [/grumble]
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[grumble] I just bought one 2 years ago [/grumble]
Go buy a trickle charger. Ask me how I know.....
Ya it sux, but it is what it is.
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[grumble] I just bought one 2 years ago [/grumble]
[rotor tard] I fekin told y'all the god damn 3 year old battery would make cars fall out of the sky [/rotor tard ]
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[rotor tard] I fekin told y'all the god damn 3 year old battery would make cars fall out of the sky [/rotor tard ]
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If you can get a hold of an old "dumb" battery charger, they can be used to bring them back to life. If your battery has been sitting dead for awhile it is likely toast.
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If you can get a hold of an old "dumb" battery charger, they can be used to bring them back to life. If your battery has been sitting dead for awhile it is likely toast.
It sat in the car over a WNY winter w/o a trickle charger.
It's toast.
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Charge it at high amperage for an hour, then put it on a trickle charger, then take it to the auto parts store to get core credit on a new battery.
Fixed.
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I don't know if anyone remembers the thread, but this is why you don't put a maintenance free battery on a trickle charger for long periods of time.
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Yes, you can charge a completely dead battery. Just hook up your charger and leave it for a couple of hours. The needle will bounce back and forth for a long time before the battery starts to accept a charge, but it will. Done it lots of times.
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I don't know if anyone remembers the thread, but this is why you don't put a maintenance free battery on a trickle charger for long periods of time.
Been using them for years on cars and lawn tractors and never had an issue.
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Been using them for years on cars and lawn tractors and never had an issue.
Me too. And then I had one explode. And it turns out it's not uncommon.
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Me too. And then I had one explode. And it turns out it's not uncommon.
Hmmm...
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It sat in the car over a WNY winter w/o a trickle charger.
It's toast.
Meh...I leave several batteries in cars, lawn tractors etc. all winter in MI without any sort of trickle charger. I just disconnect them for the winter and hit them once during the winter with a top off charge. One battery has been around since 2006 and it's still good.
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Meh...I leave several batteries in cars, lawn tractors etc. all winter in MI without any sort of trickle charger. I just disconnect them for the winter and hit them once during the winter with a top off charge. One battery has been around since 2006 and it's still good.
Michigan don't count......
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