Any battery charger experts out there?
MoBros and MoSis':
I should probably know this, but I'm puzzled by the "conditioning" mode of my battery charger. Maybe you can explain it to me. My 1974 slant six Duster has a new 450 CCA absorptive glass mat battery, which is a fantastic battery. Really cranks the old gal over! Anyhow, I put the battery on my charger from time to time - an Odyssey automatic charger which I'm very happy with. I do notice, however, that when I hook it up it doesn't start charging the battery right away. Instead, it goes into "conditioning" mode (see photo). Eventually, it moves to the charging mode, then finally into auto maintain. I read the owner's manual and cannot find an explanation of the "conditioning" mode. Can someone out there explain what this is? Thanks!
MoBros and MoSis':
I should probably know this, but I'm puzzled by the "conditioning" mode of my battery charger. Maybe you can explain it to me. My 1974 slant six Duster has a new 450 CCA absorptive glass mat battery, which is a fantastic battery. Really cranks the old gal over! Anyhow, I put the battery on my charger from time to time - an Odyssey automatic charger which I'm very happy with. I do notice, however, that when I hook it up it doesn't start charging the battery right away. Instead, it goes into "conditioning" mode (see photo). Eventually, it moves to the charging mode, then finally into auto maintain. I read the owner's manual and cannot find an explanation of the "conditioning" mode. Can someone out there explain what this is? Thanks!