"BTIZ" wrote in message
news:d9Vxb.11632$ML6.10398@fed1read01...
best advice is to use the "factory charger"

BT

There is nothing magical about a factory charger giving you long battery
life, and long run times.

If you know what you are doing, about any smart charger (peak sensing),
charging at reasonable amperage will charge a battery faster, and with more
capacity than the factory charger ever thought about doing consistently.

If you are not up to speed on this type of thing, by all means, stick to the
factory charger.

I do think you are jumping the gun saying it is a bad battery. It could
just as well be a bad charger, or bad wire, or bad radio.
--
Jim in NC