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  1. 01-29-2013, 10:51 AM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by CatFan View Post
    Bingo.

    The freezing isn't as much a concern as the fact that it was dead before hand. That isn't good for a battery at all.
    Agreed, that is why new on-board charger is already ordered.
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  2. 01-29-2013, 03:22 PM #12
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    The freezing breaks the plates in each cell kinda of like the way freezing water does to concrete and asphalt.
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    @36hr after charger was removed. Battery is 12.96 volt
    I still have not done load test, guess thats the real test of battery..
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  4. 02-07-2013, 12:46 PM #14
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    toss it .It will never be trustworthy again . you could use it to keep minnows alive or pond fish but to mess up a long trip would be a bummer .
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  5. 02-07-2013, 08:42 PM #15
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    new battery
    "my wife" crappie fishing is a jerk on one end waiting for a jerk on the other."

    pullin they're heads up, ears and all
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