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House Bee
- Joined
- Dec 8, 2008
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- 413
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- Location
- South Oxfordshire
- Hive Type
- 14x12
- Number of Hives
- 4 + 1 nucs
A bit off the wall this one but here goes anyway ...
I have a Yuasa 12 volt 1.2 amp sealed lead acid battery which acts as a backup for my burglar alarm. According to the alarm control panel the battery is flat. A short power cut last week confirmed this. This battery is approx 2 years old and was bought new by me to replace the previous one.
I attached it to my car battery charger for about 2 minutes to see if it will take a charge. The charger is 12v and it was pulling less than half an amp.
2 questions:
Is 2 years an acceptible time for one of these batteries to go flat?
Can I leave it charging for several hours or do I risk an explosion?
I have a Yuasa 12 volt 1.2 amp sealed lead acid battery which acts as a backup for my burglar alarm. According to the alarm control panel the battery is flat. A short power cut last week confirmed this. This battery is approx 2 years old and was bought new by me to replace the previous one.
I attached it to my car battery charger for about 2 minutes to see if it will take a charge. The charger is 12v and it was pulling less than half an amp.
2 questions:
Is 2 years an acceptible time for one of these batteries to go flat?
Can I leave it charging for several hours or do I risk an explosion?