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Date:         Sat, 13 Aug 2016 17:46:15 +0000
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Battery question, nvc, but could be
Comments: To: Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAHTkEuJ_R=SWoToQpGQEi84RLOwcJAd2zLb77Wws_YFRgJPWFA@mail.gmail.com>
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It might harm them a little but not kill them. Charge them back as slowly as you can, not as quickly. There's a lot to be undone internally and it takes time.

Jim

On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:09 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:

> Can complete discharge of brand new batteries kill em? Did I just blow $160 > bucks by leaving the key on in my recently revived diesel? The truck (f250 > powerstroke Ford) got two Interstate batts. I found it this morning > without even enough electrons to move anything on the gauges or light the > warning lights...Deader than a doornail! I'm now charging them, or > trying. Put a digital meter on each, before I hooked it up...read > 0.02v....with my battery charger on "manual- 10 amp" my meter is reading > 12.00v... I am an electrical dunce, BTW... >


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