Question on charging xspowerbatteries

[zack74562]

do i have to charge it before i use it? i ust got it a couple of days ago. well, there was a lil manual instruction paper on the charging but i thought i'd asked because i know that when you purchase them at the store they are ready to use. i have a d2400 and d2700.

[ChevyBoy]

throw it in and use it

[sactownstang]

i picked up a d3100 an it had a paper that said charge before use....

With what i paid, i want it to last a long time. I'll do what it says.

[ChevyBoy]

reps/dealers have said to just throw them in and use them.

Edited July 20, 2009 by ChevyBoy

[XSPower-Derek]

that piece of paper is added as a precaution because we have no idea how long our batteries will sit at a distributor (IE: Summit, Jegs, Motorstate, etc...) without being charged...

i reccomend checking the resting voltage of your battery before you install it, if voltage is above 12.7 then throw it in, if not then charge the batt just to be safe

[zack74562]

that piece of paper is added as a precaution because we have no idea how long our batteries will sit at a distributor (IE: Summit, Jegs, Motorstate, etc...) without being charged...

i reccomend checking the resting voltage of your battery before you install it, if voltage is above 12.7 then throw it in, if not then charge the batt just to be safe

i don't have a voltage meter reader whatever you call it. can i ust plug it in the charger and it will tell me?

[zack74562]

okay i got a digital multimeter this morning and did a test on my d2400 battery and the voltage shows 12.46. Do i still need to charge it some? if so, how long would i charge it for? please let me know. thanks a lot