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<blockquote data-quote="VWBobby" data-source="post: 7574878" data-attributes="member: 624844">Put the battery on a 2A trickle charge for 24 hours or more.&nbsp; It won&#039;t damage the battery and will &quot;gently&quot; bring it back to life.&nbsp; If you cram 20A or more (by using a speed charger or your alternator (~80A++) it can heat up the battery and cause more issues.&nbsp; Its better to gently trickle charge a battery that is drained.Deep cycle does not mean you can let the battery sit at 11.5V all the time.&nbsp; It means the battery can be drained nearly flat and reacharged with little effort.&nbsp; Standard batteries do not perform well when drained, and some won&#039;t even come back to life when charged.&nbsp;&nbsp; The plates and design of a standard battery are a lot smaller than a deep cycle.A typical resting voltage of a &quot;good&quot; battery is 12.2 - 13V on a FULLY charged battery.&nbsp;&nbsp; Anything outside of those specs is suspect, and must be tested after a full charge.&nbsp;&nbsp; Load testers are cheap and a good tool to have.&nbsp; Most auto parts stores will load test a battery for free, just make sure its fully charged first! //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif</blockquote>

[QUOTE="VWBobby, post: 7574878, member: 624844"] Put the battery on a 2A trickle charge for 24 hours or more. It won't damage the battery and will "gently" bring it back to life. If you cram 20A or more (by using a speed charger or your alternator (~80A++) it can heat up the battery and cause more issues. Its better to gently trickle charge a battery that is drained. Deep cycle does not mean you can let the battery sit at 11.5V all the time. It means the battery can be drained nearly flat and reacharged with little effort. Standard batteries do not perform well when drained, and some won't even come back to life when charged. The plates and design of a standard battery are a lot smaller than a deep cycle. A typical resting voltage of a "good" battery is 12.2 - 13V on a FULLY charged battery. Anything outside of those specs is suspect, and must be tested after a full charge. Load testers are cheap and a good tool to have. Most auto parts stores will load test a battery for free, just make sure its fully charged first! [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif[/IMG] [/QUOTE]

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