I have had one on charge now for a good 5/6 hours, and it's still showing charging..

Is this normal, or does it look like a fooked battery?

 

fcukred i'd say, based on problem I had with my my03

sorry

but i wish you a good...a better than good 2009

 

bollx.

 

how old is your scoob?

i've had plenty replaced under warranty

 

not a scoob, a 52 plate Laguna.

 

in which case I can do no more than wish you a great 2009.

enjoy

 

oh and i I'm not a battery expert so you may want to ignore me t'ill the pissheads recover tomorrow

 

If the battery is completely discharged and the charger only manages 4-8amps then itll take a lot longer than six hours to charge! It wouldnt be surprising to hear that the charger kept overheating and turning off for the first two or three hours, or maybe more..... Leave it over night: if it isnt low on electrolyte then itll probably be alright as long as it hasnt sulficated leaving one or more of the plates touching...

 

That's good to hear, the charger has been hot(ish), but not turned itself off that I know about. Fingers crossed it will be OK, I'll leave it on till 6am then give it a try in the car.

 

I did warn you I'm not a battery expert

hope it works out ok

 

Battery may be charged....But the Ampage may be fooked.

 

 

What Mick means is: that one or more pairs of lead plates may have sulficated and shorted together. Where this happens the cell will be dead, losing a nominal 2v. per cell.

Unless you have a very good high ampergae charger I wouldnt be too worried yet though. If the battery was left completely discharged for long then therell be a risk though: increasing exponentially with the time left flat.

 

Ah, I see, the battery was flat for maybe a month tops.

 

We'll have to wait and see then.....

 

OK, thanks for the help guys.

 

5-6 hours is not enough to charge a battery completely from flat. I should leave it on for 24 hours, it may well still show a small charge even after that but if the battery is serviceable it will have enough of a charge to be usable.

Les

 

Every cloud has a silver lining.....If the battery wont charge, you wont have to drive around in a Laguna.

 

If I ever have a flat battery, I always leave it on a trickle charge until the battery indicator shows it is fully charged.

I have always been of the opinion that it is best to trickle charge a normal car battery.

 

I have an Accumate charger, and it takes about 36 hours to take the battery on my car from completely flat to indicating a full charge.