Dale Botkin wrote:

> >
> > This is one of those situations where I was fishing for some input
> > based upon practical in-field experience ...... "well I did it, and
> > it blew up and spilled acid all over the leather seats of my new
> > porsche" ... etc :)
>
> OK... I'd suggest you NOT CHARGE THEM if they're not right side up.  Any
> pressure venting WILL spew acid from the caps.  I know.


Important! Most of the "electronics" style SLAs
have a very low max charging current, this is an
important spec and often written on the battery.
Exceeding this charging current is very bad for
the battery and it's life expectancy. If possible
use a constant current battery charger.
-Roman

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