Re: How do you charge a 8 volt battery ??

Posted by ltf in nc on January 10, 2001 at 15:06:46 from (206.228.214.99):

In Reply to: How do you charge a 8 volt battery ?? posted by Fred NC on January 10, 2001 at 12:54:56:

This is from an old post.
As a controversy erupted from the posting on charging a 8 volt battery, I e mailed the question to a
prominent battery charger manufacturer asking how to charge a 8 volt battery with an auto type battery
charger. The response is summarized as follows.
Use a variable current charger that has a 10 amp rating. Using the 12 volt switch position it may be used to
charge 8 volt batteries. The charge current is not to exceed 10 amps or it will overcharge the battery. Used in
this manner it can charge any lead acid auto type battery whose voltage is less than 6 or 12 volts (such as a
single cell of 2 volts. It is suggested that a digital voltmeter be attached to the battery to monitor the progress
of the charge. Stop charging when the voltage reaches about 9.6 volts on the 8 volt battery. That's about 2.4
volts per cell if charging other batteries that have a different number of cells. This is an average stopping
point, the battery manufacturer may recommend slighly higher or lower.
I did not post the response itself as I did not request permission to do so and feel it would be improper
without permission.

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