Cheap Optimate desulphating battery chargers on Ebay

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Re: Cheap Optimate desulphating battery chargers on Ebay

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mat_fenwick wrote:Are you on commission Kev? ;)
I wish!

Was that the result of an explosion or a impact...?
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Re: Cheap Optimate desulphating battery chargers on Ebay

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It was the result of angle grinding close to a battery that I'd just taken off (an uncontrolled) charge :oops: It went with a rather loud bang. I suspect that with a voltage and current controlled charger, there would have been less gassing so would not have been a problem.
I wrote:It might be in need of a top-up first though...
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That's scary!
1990 BX TZD Estate ('the grey one', 1991 BX TZD Estate ('the white one'), 1982 2CV6 Charleston (in bits), 1972 AZU Serie B (2CV van), 1974 HY72 Camper, 1990 Land Rover 110 diesel LWB, 1957 Mobylette AV76, 1992 Ducati 400SS, 1966 VW Beetle, 1990 Mazda MX-5, 1996 Peugeot 106D, 1974 JCB 2D MkII, 1997 BMW R1100RS, 1987 Suzuki GSX-R1100, 1978 Honda CX500A, 1965 Motobecane Cady, 1988 Honda Bros/Africa Twin, 1963 Massey Ferguson 825, and a lot of bicycles!