On 08/17/05 10:50 pm ehsjr tossed the following ingredients into the
ever-growing pot of cybersoup:

Aside from attempting to rescue his battery, the OP has got
to fix or replace that charger, and adopt a maintenance
schedule that includes electrolyte level monitoring.

Now that I know that this is not a "maintenance-free" battery, I'll get
into the habit of checking the electrolyte level.

But are you saying that the "Automatic - Deep Cycle" setting on an
"ordinary" battery charger (it's one I bought originally for the car
batteries, but the "Deep Cycle" setting seemed like a bonus) is not a
reliable way of keeping the batery in good shape?

Perce