"Larry" wrote in message
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navti wrote in news:1180506549.946816.47150
@g4g2000hsf.googlegroups.com:

They showed 12.69V

Dead cell. 13.6 to 13.8V is "normal" on a fully charged battery....



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

If the battery was dead when you got it and you charged it for 3 hours I
would suspect that that it is about 50% charged. 12.69V seems reasonable.
I would suggest you continue charging.