Bmw car battery charging?

SpannerMonkey · 20-09-2013 10:23PM #1

Hi guys.
I have a car that has been sitting up for a few months . And when I went out to start it the battery had died. So I hooked it up to a battery charger . Its a 110ah battery . When I plugged it in first the amps were around 25 for a few secs and it then died down and settled at around 14-15amps . After 10 hours chargeing yesterday and another 5 today its down to 7 amps . But it doesnt seem to want to go any lower. How low should this go ? The battery was only bought from bmw new and put in the car in january .

SpannerMonkey · 20-09-2013 10:44PM

it was used for 4 months , worked fine been parked up since end of april

SpannerMonkey · 21-09-2013 10:52AM

its an analogue charger a Maypole mp716
http://www.maypole.ltd.uk/index.php?webpage=product_detail.php&product_id=47685&cID=15787

i left it on again over night and its still at 7 amps , not budgeing from here ??

Cerco · 21-09-2013 01:59PM

A feed of 25 amps is way too much and could result in damage. The best way to recover a flat battery, as previously suggested by Sitec, is to trickle charge it over a 24 hr. period.

SpannerMonkey · 21-09-2013 02:05PM

i didnt choose the amps it has a minimum and boost setting thats all.

it was on minimum setting and when i initially plugged it in it went up over 20 for about 3 seconds and came back to 14 amps and is now down to 7

Bmw car battery charging?

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