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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:54 AM
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i have a little 12v charger to charge a battery its has 2 switchs on for
6v or 12v (this is obviously if your charging a bike or car battery)
so ive put that on 12v

and another switch that has
2a or 12a (i take it thats for the power i want it to charge at)
so thats on 12a

then it has a meter which goes all they from 2a all the way up to 12a
but its not moving from 2a does this mean battery fucked?
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 08:59 AM
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yes, means the battery is not taking charge.

have you checked electrolyte levels? look inside to see what condition the plates are in

it may kick in after a little while on high charge, but if not it's time for a new battery
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:24 AM
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I may be wrong - but if your battery is fully charged for example then surely it wouldn't charge at the full 12 amps - only at a lesser figure ??
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Old Jan 31, 2007 | 09:28 AM
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its not fully charged lol
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