"Larry" wrote in message
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navti wrote in news:1179958931.889112.201180
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whats the minimum voltage you would expect on a new battery ?



Over 12.5

Larry
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Grade School Physics Factoid:
A building cannot freefall into its own footprint without
skilled demolition.

Navti, don't listen to Larry. He's a known blowhard extremist. Sometimes
he's right but most of the time he's off the mark. He just tends to go
to extremes.

The best way to check whether or not a battery is any good is to charge
it up for a day or so on a good quality three-stage charger that can
give that final float charge. Then you need to check it with a volt
meter but under a load such as a one or two amp bulb.

It should show over 12 volts. If it continues to show over 12 volts for
about fifteen or twenty minutes then it's probably in decent shape.
Larry apparently doesn't have a clue about testing batteries under a
load.

Wilbur Hubbard