Redtag wrote:


Ok, thanks everybody. My new 17Ahr is now disconnected :-) Hope it was
not too late!



I really think everyne overreacted.


Lead acid chargers are just a voltage source in series with a
resistance. Using one that delivers less merely means the float charge
is slower, and teh batteries take longer to recharge out of an outage.

My guess is you have panicked needlessly.