[DeTomaso] charging an Optima Battery help

[RKMosier at aol.com]

Jeff,
 
Mine does the same thing.  I found that if I use the lowest setting on  the 
charger (2 amp) as if just topping off the battery, it doesn't act the way  you 
described.  Been doing that for some time now with no problems.  
 
Richard
 
 
In a message dated 2/13/2008 12:48:36 P.M. Pacific Standard Time (Me,  
JJD1010 at aol.com writes:

Another  stranded Pantera story, it seems the Pantera sat too long and  there 
 
isn't enough juice to start the car. I attached my charger and plugged  it  
in 
on the 12V setting. The charger acted really funny and made  noise, sort of a 
 
humm. The gauge on the charger would peg all the  way up and then after 
several 
seconds all the way down. It kept going all  the way up and all the way down  
several times and I turned it off.  

Then I switched the charger to 6V, turned it back on and it is  acting  
normal 
and reading about 2/3 the way up. 

Will an  Optima charge at 6V? 

Any Ideas why the 12V charge was acting so  strange?

AutoRama starts tomorrow so I'm kind of in a panic. Thanks for  any  
suggestions you might  have.

Jeff
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