>AC> Discharge/ recharge is a works remedy for increasing the stored 
 >AC> energy. It works. When we used to factory-test a new battery 
 > 
 >RJ> Ok,  makes some sense to me,  though in one way of looking at it that's
 >RJ> adding wear and tear to the battery...
 > 
 > It certainly does *BUT* the alternative is rejection of the finished 
 > battery.
I've read on more than one occassion that a new lead-acid battery won't 
provide peak power until after a few discharge/charge cycles. Not necessarily 
run flat, mind you, just run down a ways, then recharged.
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