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jruiz · 03-11-2013, 02:08 PM

What kind of charger are you using? If like you said that this is the first time you've taken the battery this far down then I can think of two scenarios:

1. If you have a constant current->constant voltage charger where all this time you've only operated in the constant voltage range and the current draw in that mode is relatively low.

2. You have a charger that only does constant voltage and the current draw in that mode can be high for a depleted battery.

In addition, I presume that you are using a ~10Ah battery? If you are charging at rates approaching 5A then you might be reducing the life of your battery.

03-11-2013, 02:08 PM	#14
jruiz Large Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: La Verne, CA Posts: 1,011	What kind of charger are you using? If like you said that this is the first time you've taken the battery this far down then I can think of two scenarios: 1. If you have a constant current->constant voltage charger where all this time you've only operated in the constant voltage range and the current draw in that mode is relatively low. 2. You have a charger that only does constant voltage and the current draw in that mode can be high for a depleted battery. In addition, I presume that you are using a ~10Ah battery? If you are charging at rates approaching 5A then you might be reducing the life of your battery. Last edited by jruiz; 03-11-2013 at 02:14 PM.