battery gurgling

[Aaron Coffee]

Hooked up my new promariner6 charger and the battery was making a gurgling sound. Just wondered if that is normal or not. I had it hooked up before and fully charged the battery. Then unhooked it to mount it in the battery box.
Thanks

[sdtripper2]

Arron:


Promariner6 charger that you mention is that the ProSport 6 Charger?

What type of battery do you have and how old is it?
Lead Acid?
Gel Battery?

Does the battery hold a charge?

This gurgling sound could very well mean your over charging your battery~
Here is a couple of reads about battery gurgling sounds while charging :
http://tinyurl.com/369p7x
http://tinyurl.com/36w3dp

[Chuck Craven]

ARRON

If you are charging a wet cell battery and then move it. The battery will make a gurgling sound because some of the outgas will get trapped between the plats inside. If it is gurgling with the fill caps on when charging then you have a problem!

Chuck

[tonyj]

If it is a wet cell battery, check your water level. It will also make the sound if the cells are low on water and the charger is charging at full power.

[Aaron Coffee]

you're right it is the prosport. It's a wet cell a year or two old. I had just moved it and it is a little low on water. I use distilled water right?

[tonyj]

you're right it is the prosport. It's a wet cell a year or two old. I had just moved it and it is a little low on water. I use distilled water right?

Distilled water is recommended.