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Old 07-11-2012, 06:15 PM   #7 (permalink)
Freak_leg
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Originally Posted by callmeal View Post
How are you checking the voltage?
To get an accurate check, you should let the battery sit at rest, no charge or discharge, for 30 minutes to let the voltage stabilize. A flooded cell battery should show around 12.65 volts and an AGM should show around 12.71 volts.
A totally dead battery can show as high as 11.9 volts, so you need an accurate voltmeter.
If a battery has been ignored all winter, it can easily go bad in one year. Even an AGM.
This brings another question. I bring my battery inside for the winter. Will the room temp maintain the battery or should I have it on the tender as if it was outside.

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