>
> > Hello Gentlemen,
> >
> > Sometimes when I test a battery using a battery tester here at work it
> > comes up and says "Surface Charge Detected". Then it tells me to turn
> > the headlights on and then turn them off. It then tries to retest the
> > battery and always comes up with error messages essentially saying the
> > battery is bad. But of all the batteries this has happened to, all
> > have started their cars with no problems. Please tell me, what is
> > battery "surface charge"? And is it somthiing I need to be concerned
> > about? Thank you very much.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Robert E. Tierney
> > snipped-for-privacy@vnet.net
>
> Check your post of "Possible Bad Battery" on Fri, Aug 22, 2003.
> There are several answers to your same question.
I'm sorry I missed my first post. The last time I posted a message, it never showed up on the forum, so I thought that is what happened this time. I apologize and thanks for the answers.
Regards,
Bob Tierney