Lamp Batteries

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

I have a standard, dry cell. About 8" x 4". You all know the sort. What most of ye use.

 

How does one charge them, please? Like; Is there a premium ammount of time? Is there a minimum or maximum time? Know what I'm saying? Only a direct comparison has shown I'm simply not getting the best out of mine. Duff battery? Or duff charging regimen?

 

Thanks.

[weejohn 3]

i just use one of the deben chargers ditch, then i dont need to guestimate how long to charge any of my batteries as it has an led that goes out when it is fully charged,

[Guest world.hunters]

u can get a ar battery charger and it charges them fast, but the batteries wont last as long as if u get a trickle charger or the deben charger will take alot longer to charge,

 

w.h

[Blaze 49]

One thing i would do ditch is make sure you fully charge it every time you use it....It knackers the batterys if they are left for to long with out any charge in them!

[comeonsteveuk 0]

I have a standard, dry cell. About 8" x 4". You all know the sort. What most of ye use.

 

How does one charge them, please? Like; Is there a premium ammount of time? Is there a minimum or maximum time? Know what I'm saying? Only a direct comparison has shown I'm simply not getting the best out of mine. Duff battery? Or duff charging regimen?

 

Thanks.

hi ditch i charge mine with car charger 7 hours max and its ok if you get a car cig lighter conect to your lamp battery its ok for topping up if you are going from one place to some where ese regs steveuk

[harddigging 42]

a car charger can ruin a battery in the long run you need a bike battery charger put it on charge day before using it and as soon as its charged a bike charger automatitly goes onto trickle charge to keep it fully charged then after beeing out leave the lamp on to fully disgarge and then back to the begining if you dont let the battery fully discharge then fully charge on a regular basis parts of the battery go stail so they no longer work as well so you could be carrying a big 18ah battery around but only getting the same light time as you would out of a little 6ah battery look after a battery and they look after you and there not to cheap to replace either prevention better than cure

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Oh, shit! Talk about 'Doctors Differing'! Has any two of ye reached an agreement on this thing???

 

Happens that the dealer I got the damn thing from couldn't emphasise enough that the Last thing I should do is let this battery fully discharge!

 

It's just a regular Yasu, or what ever they're called. I wonder if they say anything on their site? Must have one somewhere.

 

Doing my head in, this is

 

Oh, by the way: I have a trickle charger with no Charged indicator light.

[Guest tawny]

Oh, shit! Talk about 'Doctors Differing'! Has any two of ye reached an agreement on this thing???

 

Happens that the dealer I got the damn thing from couldn't emphasise enough that the Last thing I should do is let this battery fully discharge!

 

It's just a regular Yasu, or what ever they're called. I wonder if they say anything on their site? Must have one somewhere.

 

Doing my head in, this is

 

Oh, by the way: I have a trickle charger with no Charged indicator light.

ive got the same chrger as you ditch,the one with no light

anyway i use 12v 7amp batterys, put them on charge four about twelve hours, and never let me down.

often run them flat to but had them for over five years now and stll going strong. cant over charge with a trickle

charger either. if its the plug type like i use

[Guest markbrick1]

ive tried most chargers over the yrs and find....a car battery charger works well for me i leave on charge approx 5 hrs and its fine,mark

[welshnutter 0]

I have a standard, dry cell. About 8" x 4". You all know the sort. What most of ye use.

 

How does one charge them, please? Like; Is there a premium ammount of time? Is there a minimum or maximum time? Know what I'm saying? Only a direct comparison has shown I'm simply not getting the best out of mine. Duff battery? Or duff charging regimen?

 

Thanks.

I use a motor bike battery charger from halfords which has a light to show when fully charged and which then does a trickle charge. Like mobil phones etc they recommend to let them go fully flat. It works for me.

[woz 260]

RIGHT HEAR GOES.....YOU HAVE PROBABLY GOT A 7.2 AMP SEALED LEAD ACID BATTERY.......YOU NEED TO LOOK AT YOUR CHARGER AND IT WILL SAY SOMTHING LIKE........................SEC.12V--800MA....THE 800MA MEANS IT IS .8 OF AN AMP YOUR BATTERY IS 7.2 AMPS SO IF YOU CHARGE IT FOR 9 HOURS YOU WILL PUT 7200MA OR 7.2 AMPS INTO IT...YOUR SHOULDN'T RUN THE BATTERY DEAD FLAT BECAUSE THERE ARE ROWS OF LEAD PLATE IN THEM KNOWN AS (PLATES) SUBMERGED IN ACID.WHEN YOU RECHARGE FROM FLAT YOU BUCKLE THE PLATES AND THE BATTERY WONT TAKE A FULL CHARGE.........IF YOUR CHARGER SAYS SOMTHING DIFFERANT PM ME WITH WHAT IT SAYS AND I'LL WORK IT OUT FOR YOU DITCH...............

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

make sure the car charger isnt a too high amp hour charger or it will fry the battery

[weejohn 3]

i also have heard that running a battery too flat will kill it

 

me too, the yuasa battery i have states that the battery shouldnt be run totally flat before charging.

[weg 0]

if it is a dry cell battery a normal car charger will wreck ialso never let a dry cell battery run flat to often otherwise it wont hold a charge properly

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

YOUR CHARGER WILL SAY SOMTHING LIKE........................SEC.12V--800MA....THE 800MA MEANS IT IS .8 OF AN AMP YOUR BATTERY IS 7.2 AMPS SO IF YOU CHARGE IT FOR 9 HOURS YOU WILL PUT 7200MA OR 7.2 AMPS INTO IT.

 

 

That's what it says, Woz. So; How long should I leave it plugged in, please, mate?

 

I still think I simply got unlucky and bought the pack with the duff battery. But knowing what's what will help as and when I buy a new battery anyway.

 

Cheers, all