Case in point, I really didn't understand how that PowerWerx deep cycle battery could go bad in just a year. It was purchased new, and has not gone through many recharge cycles at all.
I decided to hook it up to my older ACME SLA charger. I figured that I didn't have anything to lose, even though my new fangled "smart charger" was telling me the battery would not accept a charge.
As soon as I hooked it up, the indicator on the ACME glowed amber. This means the battery was not full and was accepting a charge. After some time, it eventually turned to green, meaning the battery is fully charged and was then in a trickle charge state.
So now the conundrum. Bad battery, or bad charger? I'm going to give it some work and see how long it's legs last. If it doesn't crap out on me and holds its charge well, I'm going to have to assume it's the charger.
Time will tell.
72 de Larry W2LJ
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