[W6YRA] 12v Gel Cell Batteries

[Ryan Caron]

That's precisely how I've found bad ones in the past.

I think there's more to the pass/fail criteria than what is listed in 
the manual, but it sure beats the multimeter test.
http://www.blackanddecker.com/power-tools/VEC1086BBD.aspx

On 05/27/2014 09:40 PM, Kyle Colton wrote:
> That charger has repeatedly given me "fault" lights on multiple
> batteries. Is it temperamental or are the batteries I've tried actually bad?
>
>
> On Tue, May 27, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Ryan Caron <rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu
> <mailto:rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu>> wrote:
>
>     Congrats on the new ticket, and thanks again!
>
>     We have a Black & Decker charger over on the far right bench that
>     may be helpful. Just use the lowest (2A) setting.
>
>
>     On 05/27/2014 04:49 PM, Khoury, Jeff wrote:
>
>         K6MKD (Formerly KK6LXH) and I delivered 30 @ 7Ah gel cells and
>         left them
>         under the far desk.
>
>         We didn’t have our equipment to load test them, but history says
>         that
>         about 80% of them will test good under load.
>
>         When we get a chance, we will go over to break the packs open
>         and test them.
>
>
>         --
>         *Jeff R. Khoury
>         *Manager, Platform Support
>
>         UCLA Information Technology Services (ITS)
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>         From: Ryan Caron <rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu
>         <mailto:rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu> <mailto:rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu
>         <mailto:rcaron at igpp.ucla.edu>>>
>
>         Date: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at 10:13 AM
>         To: Jeff Khoury <jkhoury at it.ucla.edu
>         <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu> <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu
>         <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu>>>
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>         Subject: Re: [W6YRA] 12v Gel Cell Batteries
>
>         Jeff,
>
>         We can always use more lead acids! Thanks!
>
>         On May 27, 2014, at 9:01 AM, "Khoury, Jeff" <jkhoury at it.ucla.edu
>         <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu>
>         <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu <mailto:jkhoury at it.ucla.edu>>> wrote:
>
>             I have an opportunity to obtain some gently used UPS
>             batteries that
>             are being replaced on schedule.  If the club needs them, I could
>             rescue them from the recycle pile and place them in the shack.
>
>             I’ll load test them to make sure they’re not duds.
>
>
>
>             --
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>             *Manager, Platform Support
>
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>             741 Charles E. Young Drive South
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Ryan Caron
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UCLA - Institute of Geophysics & Planetary Physics
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