<VV> batteries shipped dry

[N2VZD at aol.com]

when you put the acid in a new battery (emphasize NEW!) , you need to hit  
it fairly hard with a short medium to high current charge for a few minutes 
,  not long enough to fry it , but burn oxidation from the plates. i do it 
for  about 15 minutes at @45-55 amps , the battery feels warm to the touch. 
then i  add @ 1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate to each cell and trickle charge 
it for a  few hours. after an old time battery builder told me that one , i 
got long life  out any dry one i had to buy.  i warm up any new one i buy 
now. but not hot  enough to warp the plates....
regards, tim colson