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Old May 8, 2008 | 07:12 PM
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can this battery be charged with any jump starter? iv heard it needs something special.
Old May 8, 2008 | 07:41 PM
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i ran 1 in my jeep for yrs. never heard of anything special. i used a regular battery charger.
Old May 8, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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you shouldnt hit them with more than 2 amps... they get really hot if you try to juice them too much
Old May 8, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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you can charge it just like any other battery. I have been using those for at least 10 years now. my boy has six of them running his hydrolics and charges them all the time with a craftsman 30 amp charge.
Old May 8, 2008 | 09:16 PM
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you can charge it just like any other battery. I have been using those for at least 10 years now. my boy has six of them running his hydrolics and charges them all the time with a craftsman 30 amp charge.
irregardless of what he does doesn't make it right.....in theroy they are suppose to be trickle charged if using a regular type charger
Old May 8, 2008 | 09:59 PM
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i did use a trickle charge when i did charge mine.
Old May 8, 2008 | 11:30 PM
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thats what im talking about... a trickle charge... can some one explain this to me?
Old May 8, 2008 | 11:46 PM
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trickle charge is just setting the charger to lowest setting usually on 2 amp charge as to not force the charge in = overheating and ruin battery.....since optima batterys are od a dry cell nature type there is no liquid inside them.....nor is there a vent on them
Old May 8, 2008 | 11:49 PM
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ahhh i see, thanks, my batterys is kaputz so i think im gunna pick up a red top, just wanted to figure out that charging issue. thanks for the help guys.
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