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If you are going to charge your batteries on a regular charger than by all means get a Battery hydrometer. (it looks like a turkey baster with a float inside of it). Open the caps on the batteries and suck out some acid into the tester until the float inside just starts to float. Read the color chart on the float where the fluid is and it will tell you how much your battery is charged. Shut off your charger once the float says the battery is charged and you'll have no problems using any kind of charger. Just remember that battery acid will eat your pants for lunch if you get any of it on them, so be careful and ALWAYS wear safety goggles.

For general info, I use a shop charger that charges my batteries @ 12 amps, and it has a timer built in so I never overcharge them.
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