Bad Battery?
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Bad Battery?
I think the battery in my 97 is going out. The truck sat for the past 3 months and of course the battery was drained. Put the battery on a trickle charger, and it got to 100% within an hour, then the charger continually cycles on and off ~1second. Put it back in the truck, turned over once or twice, but wouldn't keep a charge. Back on the charger, doing the same cycling. Reading 12.05V with no load on battery. Is it shot? Anyone know what the cycling is all about?
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A good battery will take a lot longer than 1 hour to reach a full charge. Usually 14-18 hours on a 1-2 amp trickle charger.
If it reached full charge in only one hour , the battery is shot.
A brand new battery with the acid freshly added , and slow charged overnight, will read 12.7 volts.
If it reached full charge in only one hour , the battery is shot.
A brand new battery with the acid freshly added , and slow charged overnight, will read 12.7 volts.
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A good battery will take a lot longer than 1 hour to reach a full charge. Usually 14-18 hours on a 1-2 amp trickle charger.
If it reached full charge in only one hour , the battery is shot.
A brand new battery with the acid freshly added , and slow charged overnight, will read 12.7 volts.
If it reached full charge in only one hour , the battery is shot.
A brand new battery with the acid freshly added , and slow charged overnight, will read 12.7 volts.
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