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Simon: The most commented upon answer to the question of charging a =
dead battery has had to do with the Optima battery. I have been told by =
a sales person that they cannot be recharged when dead. Others have =
said, Yes, they can. The Optima batteries use an advanced form of AGM =
(Absorbent Glass Mat) technology called Spiralcell. This absorbent =
glass mat holds acid in place by absorbing it like a sponge. The =
process for bring a dead battery back to life involves connecting a good =
battery in parallel with the dead battery. This sends a message to the =
charger that there is a battery that needs charging. After the dead =
battery reaches a few volts of charge, the good battery can be =
disconnected and the charger should continue charging. I MAKE NO CLAIM =
THAT THIS PROCEDURE WOULD OR WOULD NOT WORK ON AN LiON BATTERY.=20
(The Other) Len
Fairfield, CA, USA
1967 AH 3000 MkIII, HBJ8L39031
221,392 miles=20
----- Original Message -----=20
From: Simon Lachlan via Healeys=20
To: 'Healeys'=20
Sent: Monday, August 10, 2020 9:51 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Non-Healey related batteries issue
Some free advice would be much appreciated=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.
I am in France, so out of touch with my normal garages/suppliers etc =
etc=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6Thus more out of touch than usual.
So, my brother-in-law has bought an electric scooter. A fine looking =
big thing that reminds me of the Honda Spacey that my wife occasionally =
used about 25 years ago. A two seater.
This thing is two years old, +/-, so let=E2=80=99s say that the =
batteries are 30 months old.=20
He bought the bike for =E2=82=AC1 so it was hardly a great investment. =
(Delivery cost him an expensive bottle of red!).
The batteries seem to be quite dead, useless. I=E2=80=99d call that =
very odd. Apparently the PO was a bit of an ass and didn=E2=80=99t look =
after bike or batteries at all well.
Nevertheless, stone dead so soon?
I seem to recall a discussion on this list some years back that =
pertained to similar batteries. Are they dead or merely sleeping?? =
Plugging in the charger does nothing. Is there not something clever that =
one can do to jolt these things back to life?=20
A new set of batteries is +/-=E2=82=AC1000:00 which seems a bit =
disproportionate in the circs?
Any ideas would be gratefully received=E2=80=A6..
Thanks,
Simon
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<DIV>Simon: The most commented upon answer to the question of =
charging a=20
dead battery has had to do with the Optima battery. I have been =
told by a=20
sales person that they cannot be recharged when dead. Others have =
said,=20
Yes, they can. The Optima batteries use an advanced form of AGM =
(Absorbent=20
Glass Mat) technology called Spiralcell. This absorbent glass =
mat=20
holds acid in place by absorbing it like a sponge. =
The process for=20
bring a dead battery back to life involves connecting a good battery in =
parallel=20
with the dead battery. This sends a message to the charger that =
there is a=20
battery that needs charging. After the dead battery reaches a =
few=20
volts of charge, the good battery can be disconnected and the charger =
should=20
continue charging. I MAKE NO CLAIM THAT THIS PROCEDURE WOULD =
OR WOULD=20
NOT WORK ON AN LiON BATTERY. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>(The Other) Len<BR>Fairfield, CA, USA<BR>1967 AH 3000 MkIII,=20
HBJ8L39031</DIV>
<DIV> 221,392 =
miles </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV=20
style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>=20
<A title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net =
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>Simon=20
Lachlan via Healeys</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=3Dhealeys@autox.team.net=20
href=3D"mailto:healeys@autox.team.net";>'Healeys'</A> </DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, August 10, 2020 =
9:51=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Healeys] Non-Healey =
related=20
batteries issue</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV class=3DWordSection1>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Some free advice would be much=20
appreciated=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>I am in France, so out of touch with my normal=20
garages/suppliers etc etc=E2=80=A6=E2=80=A6Thus more out of touch than =
usual.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>So, my brother-in-law has bought an electric =
scooter. A=20
fine looking big thing that reminds me of the Honda Spacey that my =
wife=20
occasionally used about 25 years ago. A two seater.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>This thing is two years old, +/-, so =
let=E2=80=99s say that the=20
batteries are 30 months old. <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>He bought the bike for =E2=82=AC1 so it was =
hardly a great=20
investment. (Delivery cost him an expensive bottle of =
red!).<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>The batteries seem to be quite dead, useless. =
I=E2=80=99d call that=20
very odd. Apparently the PO was a bit of an ass and didn=E2=80=99t =
look after bike or=20
batteries at all well.<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Nevertheless, stone dead so soon?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>I seem to recall a discussion on this list some =
years back=20
that pertained to similar batteries. Are they dead or merely =
sleeping??=20
Plugging in the charger does nothing. Is there not something clever =
that one=20
can do to jolt these things back to life? <o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>A new set of batteries is +/-=E2=82=AC1000:00 =
which seems a bit=20
disproportionate in the circs?<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Any ideas would be gratefully =
received=E2=80=A6..<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></P>
<P class=3DMsoNormal>Simon<o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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