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DoninDel · 08-17-2019, 07:10 AM

If your battery is more than 3 years old, it probably won't live thru another mid-west winter.
If you charge it slowly, it shouldn't have ruined the battery, Charge it too fast (as in jumping) and you could warp the plates and ruin the battery.

08-17-2019, 07:10 AM	#4
DoninDel NewUserName Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Delaware Posts: 101	If your battery is more than 3 years old, it probably won't live thru another mid-west winter. If you charge it slowly, it shouldn't have ruined the battery, Charge it too fast (as in jumping) and you could warp the plates and ruin the battery.