"D.M. Procida" wrote in
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The charger says it's running at about 3 amps. When can I consider the
battery properly charged?

The manual for the charger is unhelpfully vague, merely saying in poor
English that when the pointer is "in the left part of" the scale that
charging is complete.

Daniele

For a cheapie charger, the best indication is terminal voltage. When it's
more that 14V, I'd disconnect the charger. 13.5V is too low, and the
battery won't have been fully charged.