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Hydrometer
Hello fellow
battery
geeks. The question of the day is. Can you take a hydrometer reading on a
battery
that is on a
charger
and trust the result. I vote yes but as you know that doesn't count for much
David
16-08-2017, 13:19
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Re: Hydrometer
No, or at best "it's complicated".
Search for specific gravity here:
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/p...attery_monitor
TL;DR let them rest first
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Zil
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Re: Hydrometer
If there are not a bunch of bubbles. And you compensate for the temperature. Yes you can.
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