Finally got around to the rigid battery testing; before I even put them in the charger unit I tested each and it read 0.00 on the meter-pushed the test button on the battery and all got was a single LED light that would flash. So I put one in the charger and heard funny ;Dclick, so I pulled it out and put the meter on it and it metered at 16.78 volts, did the same thing with the second battery heard the same funny ;Dclick; which was I'm guessing a sort of reset to begin the charge on the battery. Anyway put the meter on it and it read out 19.34 volts; pushed the self-test button on the battery which lit up 3 out of 4 LED lights indicating it still had some life to it.
My take on it is that there is some sort of low voltage protection or cutout to prevent damage to the batteries, which can only be reset when placed back into the charger unit.
First thoughts is how do I over ride this option out in the field.
Anyone?
RedOwl