[RE-wrenches] Interstate UL-16 HC problem

[Drake Chamberlin]

I avoid HC batteries.  I have a bank of the 370 AH batteries, and 
they seem ok, not great.




At 03:03 PM 6/29/2010, you wrote:
>IMHO Interstate makes a decent battery. It sounds like to me that 
>you are not Equalizing but just trying to BULK. You'll need at least 
>one robust EQ cycle to bring the SG's in line and likely 2-3 a 
>couple of days apart. At least the Magnum's of a couple of years ago 
>are not intuitive to get into EQ, as I recall you need to 1st be in 
>BULK charging before it can be set to EQ and this is/was done by 
>holding down the "Charger" button until it moves into EQ. Wrenches 
>please correct my fading memory if this is not correct. I would get 
>the V to 62-63 and hold it there for 3-4 hours and then recheck your 
>SG and see if further EQ's are in order.
>
>Good luck!

Drake Chamberlin
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