Charging an optima
 

I was going through some of my paperwork last night in preparation for
the upcoming move to Idaho, and noticed in my Schumacher charger paperwork
that a charger should NEVER be used on a gel-cell battery, only a wet cell.
WTF?

Re: Charging an optima
 

It is charging rates that matter, that charger of yours must be too
fast. i worked for a robot company and we charged gel cell batteries by
the dozens every day. It was a while back, but I think it was in the
mili amp range on the chargers.

No worries with an Optima though, an Optima is a lead acid battery not a
gel cell.

The neat part about the Optima design is the plates are tight coils with
all the acid absorbed into them so none is available to 'leak' out.

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Desert YJ wrote:
>
> I was going through some of my paperwork last night in preparation for
> the upcoming move to Idaho, and noticed in my Schumacher charger paperwork
> that a charger should NEVER be used on a gel-cell battery, only a wet cell.
> WTF?

Re: Charging an optima
 

>noticed in my Schumacher charger paperwork
>that a charger should NEVER be used on a gel-cell battery, only a wet cell.

An Optima isn't a true gel cell. Check their website for charging info.

Robert Bills
KG6LMV
Orange County CA

http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
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Re: Charging an optima
 

Their website confused me - they don't say exactly what it is ....


"Robert Bills" <rdbillsjr@aol.comxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:20030722211526.18739.00000258@mb-m18.aol.com...
> >noticed in my Schumacher charger paperwork
> >that a charger should NEVER be used on a gel-cell battery, only a wet
cell.
>
> An Optima isn't a true gel cell. Check their website for charging info.
>
> Robert Bills
> KG6LMV
> Orange County CA
>
> http://www.outdoorwire.com/4x4/jeep/...p-l/billsr.htm
> http://www.RobertBills.com