On 26 Jul 2016 at 14:25, Robert Bruninga via EV wrote: > older batteries may top out at a charging voltage less than a new one, > and so if the charger is not very smart, it never reaches the cutoff > voltage it expects.
Regrettably, this is how almost all mass market "automatic" chargers behave. > Im just trying to get enough juice back into it so I can drive the 1 mile to > where I store it If that battery is so tired that it can't manage even a mile, and if the car is a generic DC conversion, chances are you can just remove the bad battery from the series string. The car will most likely run OK (though with lower top speed) with only 9 of the 10 batteries. Just don't try to charge a 108v pack with a 120v charger. :-\ David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA EVDL Administrator = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = EVDL Information: http://www.evdl.org/help/ = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Note: mail sent to "evpost" and "etpost" addresses will not reach me. To send a private message, please obtain my email address from the webpage http://www.evdl.org/help/ . = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
