battery boiling

gpetruska77

why are my batteries boiling when i charge them? is this normal. i have a lestronic charger( old one i think). it starts charging at like 20 amps then drops after a while. and it does shut off when batt. are charged but they boil.

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gpetruska77

oh 36 volt

butterface

As long as the charger is shutting off and not continuously charging you are fine. The batteries will boil when charging.

scubabud

They will percolate, not really boil. If they are boiling with battery acid coming out of the top then you have an issue. As Butterface stated, this is normal.

gpetruska77

k thanks guys, i call it boiling because i can here it in the battery. but i guess thats normal. i have to leave door on garage open too. the stink really bad when charging after a couple hours.

butterface

When was the last time you check the water level in the batteries?? You should have enough "water" in there to cover the plates. If you need to add water, only add distilled water.

Fishing Dude

Good rule of thumb (why you should leave go for full 16 hrs) 8 hrs charge, 8 hrs of cool down. This helps the batteries to give you maximum life. Golf Courses don't care because their money is made on use of carts.

scubabud

Hey gpetruska77,

New Port Richey used to have a saying... Home of the Newly Wed or Newly Dead! Have things changed around there, more businesses, restaurants, night life?

Is Louie Pappas's still in Tarpon Springs? Loved that place! Great Prime Rib and Greek Salad!

Also my batteries always make that perk sound when charging but again, no water spilling out from the tops!

gpetruska77

hey scubabud, not sure bout the resturant but i will check ( love prime rib) thanks for the tip. and as for new port. (newly wed ones) just moved here from wisconsin in dec. ( hense the go bucky )

dock98

i agree