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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Perth, Northern Suburbs
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I have been trying to charge a flat Calcium battery. It's not all that old, a few years, and was a "premium" battery. However it has been sitting (disconnected) for around 18 months.
Put a "smart" charger on it, capable of 20A and 5 or 6 different stages. Normally this charger will react to even a flat battery by throwing a fault and stopping, but there was no such problem. However it started making a very strong sulphurous smell. Like a mixture of HS and SO2. And when I say strong, I mean it flooded the garage and that end of the house. I haven't tried starting the car, but according to the lights on the charger, the battery is ok. Its sealed, and I haven't been able to get the top off to check fluids. |
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Sulphurous Gas from Battery
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