Mon Aug 6 15:34:14 PDT 2001

After driving on normal city roads at 40 MPH or less until the E-meter read 13 AMP Hours used, a full charge was completed. The battery pack has slightly over 3000 miles on it, and has no severe problems.

Battery voltage before beginning charge:

12.50 12.50 12.50 12.51 12.46 12.52 

 AH  Time   SV   1     2     3     4     5     6    A     PV
-13 12:00 77.0 12.90 12.91 12.92 12.95 13.00 13.02 8.1 164.0
-12 12.10 78.8 13.12 13.12 13.13 13.15 13.12 13.16 8.0
-11 12:21 79.0 13.16 13.16 13.17 13.18 13.15 13.20 8.0
-10 12:32 79.2 13.20 13.20 13.21 13.22 13.19 13.24 8.0 172.0
-09 12:42 79.5 13.25 13.26 13.26 13.27 13.24 13.30 8.0 173.0
-08 12:49 79.9 13.31 13.31 13.32 13.33 13.30 13.36 8.0 173.5
-07 12:58 80.1 13.36 13.36 13.37 13.38 13.36 13.41 7.9 174.0
-06 01:05 80.6 13.43 13.43 13.43 13.45 13.43 13.48 7.9 175.0
-05 01:15 81.1 13.52 13.52 13.53 13.53 13.53 13.58 7.8 176.0
-04 --:-- 81.8 13.61 13.62 13.63 13.64 13.66 13.72 7.8 177.0
-03 --:-- 83.1 13.79 13.80 13.82 13.83 13.95 14.00 7.7 179.5
-02 --:-- 87.0 14.21 14.19 14.26 14.26 15.10 16.30 7.5 185.0
-01 01:50 89.3 14.24 14.17 14.27 14.25 16.09 16.35 4.4 188.0
-.5 02:05 89.5 14.39 14.19 14.35 14.29 16.00 16.29 2.7 188.5
 00 02:17 88.2 14.75 14.29 14.85 14.45 14.39 15.47 1.5 189.0
Equalization phase begins, LED is solid yellow
 00 02:20 97.4 16.24 16.16 16.30 16.20 16.36 16.60 1.9 209.0
 .1 02:25 98.8 16.49 16.42 16.53*16.41 16.44 16.66 2.0 213.0
 .3 02:35 99.1 16.58 16.53 16.62*16.50 16.34 16.54 1.9 214.0
 .5 --:-- 98.7 16.59 16.55 16.61*16.50 16.18 16.29 1.9 214.0
 .7 02:48 97.7 16.52 16.50 16.43*16.43 15.70 15.90 1.9 212.0
1.0 --:-- 95.2 16.36 16.36 16.37*16.27 14.83 14.88 1.9 209.0
1.2 03:00 93.9 16.15 16.20 16.16 16.09 14.54 14.71 1.9 206.0
1.5 03:20 91.2 15.41 15.46 15.52 15.49 14.43 14.60 1.9 198.0
Charger beeps, LED is green, charge stops
1.5 03:25 84.4 14.05 14.01 14.05 13.99 13.91 14.06 0.0 183.0
Measured 1 hour after the charge stopped
1.5 04:25 79.5 13.25 13.26 13.26 13.26 13.18 13.27 0.0 172.5
* The battery to the left of the asterisk was over pressure and venting gas.

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