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I bought a battery today for my scooter. The mechanic fitted the battery into the scooter and it seems to be running fine. But when I noticed the battery's box later on, it said "Dry Charged" and on further reading in the manual, I figured out that the battery would have needed some sort of "electrolyte" and also an "initial charging before it could be used.

I went back and enquired in the battery shop about it, and he said it's not needed - that I could use it without any initial steps. But I'm worried..

If I continue to use it in this "Dry" state, what would happen?

Thanks,

Pradyumna

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Did you check to see if the battery was filled? The electrolyte allows the battery to conduct electricity. It probably wouldn't work without any in it. – Nick Jul 27 '12 at 17:13

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