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Re: New Battery ; Incorrect polarity
Posted to Technical Discussion Forum on 6/22/2011

I've had this happen to me before. The battery gets charged with the cables on the wrong posts. If you completely deplete the battery completely down to zero volts and then recharge the battery with the cables on the correct post, the battery will be fine. I'd... Login to read more.