On Sat, 4 Aug 2001 19:24:43 +1000, you wrote:

>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
I think the 'official' spec is often current-limited constant voltage
rather than constant current

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