hissing battery

[kh15]

i just got my optima red top in the mail and i wasn't sure if it was fully charged so before i put it in i hooked it up the my charger and after about 5 minutes a heard a very light hissing sound and i immediately disconnected it! i think i over charged it!!!!!!! its fine now and its in the car and i drove around for about 20 minutes with it in...do you think that battery is ok? i dont want to cause any damage!

[LiL Shoaf]

Are you sure you had a solid connection??

[kh15]

well it was hooked up to just the charger not to car. and at first it was fine and then it started hissing as it got closer to around 2 amps
my charger charges at 6 amps and then goes to 0 as the battery reaches full charge

[LiL Shoaf]

So you do have a trickle charger.. It should be ok then...

[KHoff7]

It will be fine I have had that happen to me on numerous occasions with regular lead acid batteies and im guessing the optima is similar

[kh15]

cool ya thats what i figured! i just didnt want to hurt to battery and not be getting full power out of it all the time therefor not getting peak performance from me car.....is that true?

[LiL Shoaf]

As long as your running voltage your fine.. If your voltage drops then you will lose a little power, like 5hp, but that is normally a grounding issue as the alternator supplies the car with voltage and amperage while the engine is runing.. The battery only "Stores" the charge for large spontanious drains like a sub hit or starting the car..

[kh15]

Originally Posted by LiL Shoaf

As long as your running voltage your fine.. If your voltage drops then you will lose a little power, like 5hp, but that is normally a grounding issue as the alternator supplies the car with voltage and amperage while the engine is runing.. The battery only "Stores" the charge for large spontanious drains like a sub hit or starting the car..

yea its at like 14.2 volts