On Mon, 22 Dec 2008 14:13:37 +0000, Larry wrote:

Skip Gundlach wrote in news:7f7e4be7-62b2-4117-
:

Despite the supplier's assertion that they were fully charged, they
were at only 10.9 volts, so - fortunately, on shore power, making no


Those new batteries are sulphated and probably have one or more seriously
damaged cells in them. Take them back for a full refund and get good
batteries, not some that have been sitting in a warehouse for 5 years
rotting away.

Absolutely NO NEW BATTERY will read under 13.5 volts, even with a 20A load,
unless they are sulphated.....

Uh oh. "Exotic places" strikes again. The replacements are elsewhere.
There are many "gotchas" to be found in Skip's posts.
I really appreciate the value provided by those.
His "can do" attitude is great.
But I still prefer a "don't have to" approach when possible, as I'm
sure he does too.

--Vic