Posted by John T on October 01, 2007 at 11:23:18 from (66.244.83.147):
In Reply to: charging A 6V Battery posted by Glenn FitzGerald on October 01, 2007 at 10:49:23:
As an engineer and an attorney I gotta give you the obvious engineering correct n safe answer, i.e. use a 6 volt charger. That being said, I know this "dude" who has used 12 volt chargers (old style NOT electronic "smart chargers" that may not work at all) to charge 6 volt batteries for yearsssssssssssssss butttttttt the chargers were low amperage types (NOT big amp honkin starter type chargers) and he used them on the LOW charge settings with the battery caps off and in an outside (vented) location and didnt leave the charger connected for long periods n kept an eye out for excess outgassing or boiling over etc. AND USE CAUTION WHEN DISCONENCTING cuz you DO NOT want any sparks right at the battery top where the expolsive gasses are lurking.
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