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Old 05-25-2011, 10:57 PM   #9 (permalink)
puddleglum
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I have heard heard the recommendation to remove the caps when charging before, but, it was many years ago. I suspect that it is an "old wives tale". No battery manufacturer that I know of requires it and neither do any of the electric forklift manufacturers that I deal with. As had been said, It probably does more harm than good.
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