Re: [FWDLK] Charging my 6 V battery

[Jim Carpenter <Jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tom, .You could get a digital voltmeter for $20 or less and set it to a 
scale above 6 volts, like 20 volt dc scale and read the battery voltage 
with no charger attached. With no charger attached, you should measure 
about 6 volts, even with a weak battery.  Then connect and power up the 
charger and you should see the voltage rise from about 6.0 volts to 
closer to 7 volts.  Remember the red wire of the charger goes to + on 
the battery.  If the voltage with your old charger attached does not go 
higher than you have some kind of charger problem.
Jim

tom taylor wrote:

> I have concluded that the 50 year old charger must have a problem so I 
> am going to spring for a new one.  I aint cheap or anything like that 
> but it did show a little charge while it was apparently draining the 
> battery.
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> Thanks for input.
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> Tom Taylor
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