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Subject:Re: Battery question, nvc, but could be
From:Don Hanson
Date:Sat, 13 Aug 2016 11:13:17 -0700

Thanks, I've put the solar panel on them...
I just called Costco, where I bought these Interstate batts in April... I
can't find the receipt, but they said "no problem, bring em in, we'll give
you replacements".... Costco is a couple hours away, though, and swapping
these will take a day...with the trip, so if they're going to "come back
ok". ..rather not go through that...

On Aug 13, 2016 10:46 AM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> It might harm them a little but not kill them. Charge them back as slowly
> as you can, not as quickly. There's a lot to be undone internally and it
> takes time.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Aug 13, 2016 at 12:09 PM Don Hanson <dhanson928@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Can complete discharge of brand new batteries kill em? Did I just blow
>> $160
>> bucks by leaving the key on in my recently revived diesel?  The truck
>> (f250
>> powerstroke Ford) got two Interstate batts.  I found it this morning
>> without even enough electrons to move anything on the gauges or light the
>> warning lights...Deader than a doornail!  I'm now charging them, or
>> trying.    Put a digital meter on each, before I hooked it up...read
>> 0.02v....with my battery charger on "manual- 10 amp" my meter is reading
>> 12.00v... I am an electrical dunce, BTW...
>>
>