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    overcharging batterys

    If I had new batterys I would put them on the charger before they would be installed but if I leave my lights on and run my battery down, I'll give it a jump. Thats what I did to the deuce, I used jumper cables. I expect the military would use slave cables. Its not good for a battery to be run...
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    overcharging batterys

    Bjorn, My batterys were totally dead when I got it. I jumped the truck and never turned it off again for 8 hours. When I got home, I left it in my driveway running while I made room for it and disconnected the M1009 it was towing. When I got back into the cab I noticed a faint smell of sulfer...
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    overcharging batterys

    Ran my new Deuce about 4-5 hours yesterday and when I got home the optima batterys blew a cloud of sulfuric gas up into the cab. I heard this pop and hiss and saw this cloud. I was lucky I wasn't on the hiway when it happened cause you can't breath only gag and cough. What do you guys think? Bad...
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