"Jeff Wisnia" wrote in message
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I've seen the latter happen with "run down" batteries, but if I turn the
charging voltage way up and leave them connected to the charger, after
15 minutes or so they suddenly start drawing reasonable charging current
and will then charge normally. It's some sort of battery chemistry thing
I never learned the reason for.

I am not sure of the chemistry or physics here but when I am trying to get a
fully discharged battery to take a charge, I will hook a set of jumper
cables to a good battery for a few minutes and then hook up the charger.

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Roger Shoaf

If knowledge is power, and power corrupts, what does this say about the
Congress?