I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
What can be done ?
I have seen videos on youtube but I am looking for folks with real
experience so that I might be successful.
Battery rejuvenate
I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
What can be done ?
What charger might be needed ?
Steps by step please.
I have seen videos on youtube but I am looking for folks with real
experience so that I might be successful.
Thanks you.
Yeah, you hooked up a charger, but many of them
are "smart units" that analyze the load (the battery)'s
electrical characteristics to determine how much
current to send across.
Since your batteries are dead, dead, dead (so to speak)
with only 2 volts (probably less..), the chargers
refuse to send any current across.
So... you've got to set up a "dumb" charger.
If you don't have one around, there are two
simple ways to try:
Battery rejuvenate
I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
What can be done ?
What charger might be needed ?
Battery rejuvenate
I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
What can be done ?
What charger might be needed ?
Steps by step please.
I have seen videos on youtube but I am looking for folks with real
experience so that I might be successful.
Thanks you.
I have an old-school heavy duty 6/12/24V car battery charger. I'd hook
that monster up to those batteries on full blast as a last resort, and
just bake them. Don't over-bake, check the gauge. Worth a shot, I guess.
I have an old-school heavy duty 6/12/24V car battery charger. I'd hook
that monster up to those batteries on full blast as a last resort, and
just bake them. Don't over-bake, check the gauge. Worth a shot, I guess.
In article <sr28gk$1j60$1@gioia.aioe.org>, Aoli <Aoli@Aoli.com> wrote:
I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
Bluntly :-
At 2 volts, and "removed from a UPS" they were probably already
dead (overcharging, end of life) before they were killed again by
leaving them discharged at such a ridiculously low voltage.
Your charger is a smart charger. Be smart. Take the hint. :)
What can be done ?
Know anyone that needs some ballast?
I have seen videos on youtube but I am looking for folks with real
experience so that I might be successful.
Whenever I've had a "12v" battery fail like that, it's dropped to
"10v" then "8V" then "6v" ... as one by one the cells die. They don't
come back. No amount of injecting distilled water, or other
popular "remedies" often more suited to flooded cells (including
off the wall ideas like adding various alkalis ...) do much
good.
Any fixes are low-reliability, short-duration, and not something
to rely on. Ultimately, you'll find the cells bulging out
of their case ... just scrap (recycle) them.
Battery rejuvenate
I have several 12V Gel cell batteries that came out of UPS units.
They all test at around 2 Volts.
I removed the cell caps and added distilled water.
My charger refuses to try to charge.
What can be done ?
What charger might be needed ?
Steps by step please.
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