N_Cook <
div...@tcp.co.uk> wrote in news:me3fok$vgb$
1...@dont-email.me:
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> So an ammeter in series with the battery,amp off, on low vol and on
high
> vol, shows what consumption?
>
That will be the first test once I have a working battery.
Phil's commented that the SLA is only good for a couple years, and the
dead one appears to have a July 2012 date code. I'm currently trying to
figure out the best way to get a fresh one. I got this one from an
online audio store, and I suspect it had been sitting around quite a
while.
That said, I have several UPS's that use somewhat larger SLA's that
typically last 5 years. This battery was purchased charged up, used to
run the PA briefly once, and when we tried it again in a couple months,
it wouldn't take a charge. It's been sitting around for close to a year
now. I finally decided it was time to revisit the problem because we
have an event in May it would be useful for.
The battery is a 12V 2.6Ah unit, and the one I have is made by Neata.
I'd love to get a Yuasa, but I don't think they make this size. There
are several other vendors of these, but none that I have heard of
(Tempest, Matrix, Jueyi), and the prioces are all over the map. The
local battery shop doesn't carry this size, so I can't check for a
freshly made one easily.
Doug White