Charging Lead Acid Battery

[mr t 1]

What's the best way to charge a lead acid battery. Leave it on constantly charge or just charge it till it's charged .

[Andy_c 210]

Until its charged depends on how hard your charging it trickle charge is best for the battery nice and gentle hope this helps?

[mr t 1]

What is trickle charging ??

[Andy_c 210]

Real slow charging

[jonesyhunter 2]

I leave mine to charge for about 8 hours

[mr t 1]

I got a New 14 amp belt pack 2day should I charge it or leave it till I go out

[AirgunGuy 362]

I charge mine the next day after being out. Charge it til it's full then check it on the day If I'm planning going out that night. It usually shows as being full whether it's 2 days or 2 weeks later. If the battery is in good nick it should hold the charge.

[THLpatrick 555]

Can over charging affect your battery as I think I may have done this ffs

[swg dave 334]

It depends what sort of charger your using, some chargers have lights on them

that turn from red to green once charged, if your using a normal car battery charger

when the arrow goes back to zero that tells you its charged..

[AirgunGuy 362]

Not sure mate. I think the more modern chargers will charge til it's full then cut off as mine does. Has yours got an indicator on it? The charger i use has a small led display that shows when fully charged then I think it stops charging. I normally check it every hour or so and switch off once charged.

[walshie 2,804]

I use my motorbike trickler charger. You can leave it plugged in for months and it won't overcharge the battery.

[Con6212 155]

As stated use a trickle charger there the best for lead acids. But always keep checking to see if its fully charged as the longer you leave it on once its charged the more damage it does to the battery

[swg dave 334]

Also i read somewhere that lithium batteries,if you have give them some welly

on a night or two,s lamping, and you have run the battery flat, then with the

Deben Lithium batterys, you must charge them within 12 hours, so dont forget

people when your lithium runs dry, charge within 12 hours

[Andy_c 210]

Not sure what type of battery it is some last longer when fully discharged before charging don't quote me!!