Date:         Tue, 20 Nov 2012 19:36:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Help with sealed lead batteries
Comments: To: Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <50AC28C0.9020804@ip-solutions.net>
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You can charge them with a 2 Amp trickle charger.

Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of
Harry Hoffman
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 7:05 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Help with sealed lead batteries

Hi All,

So, in my never-ending upgrade spree of my vanagon I've come across a UPS
with 8 of these batteries in series:

http://bit.ly/QtprbR

It seems like the batteries might be dead and I'm thinking about charging
them to see if they will hold a charge. I'm not sure how to go about
charging them.

Should I disconnect everything and charge one by one or can I charge in
series?

Anyone have any experience with this?

They were hooked up to a UPS with a 240V 20A input so there's some
electronics that reside before the 1st set of batteries. Can I just
disconnect that and charge them with a 2A trickle charger?

I'm googling while I write this but I figured some of you might know.

TIA!

Cheers,
Harry
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