On Thu, 18 Aug 2005 13:33:15 -0400, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

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?

I don't know what he's saying, but I'll say No, it isn't if it's a
run-of-the-mill cheapie.

Suggest you look at:

www.amplepower.com

and check out their primer. Some of this is self-serving but on
balance is good stuff.