Reilly,
If you have time, follow the proceedure in this post and you most likely wil be able to restore the battery to a usable state:
http://www.vansairforce.com/community/showpost.php?p=773537&postcount=46
The issue is sufidation from storing the battery on something less than a full charge. I killed 2 of em before learning this.
The problem is that the smart chargers are not that smart. The Odyssee battery will never be fully charged unless it gets soaked for the proper time at the proper voltage. These smart chargers switch to trickle too soon if the battery has not been discharged enough and the trickle voltage is not enough to fully soak charge the battery. Does fine for maintaining just not fully charging.
If you always make a habit to discharge your battery a good amount before putting it on the smart charger, most likely your battery will last a long time.
This is all from the Odysee customer service people after they analyzed my dead batteries.
Same theory here I take:
BATTERY RECONDITION MODE
BATTERY RECONDITION MODE should only be used with 10 amp hour (Ah) or larger capacity lead-acid batteries.
Charge the battery to be treated for up to 20 minutes, before using RECONDITION Mode. Observe the Digital Display
for any codes that may be indicated during this period. This initial charge will check the battery for shorted cells (F01),
open cells or battery too low (or overcharged) to accept a charge (F02), and to ensure the battery can take a charge. If
code F03 is displayed, change to the BATTERY RECONDITION MODE.
Whenever a lead acid battery begins to discharge, lead sulfate, an insulator, begins to build up on the battery?s internal
plates. This reduces the ability of the battery to hold a full charge. When that battery has an immediate charge, most of
the lead sulfate is dissolved and the plates are free of this insulation. If a battery remains in a discharged condition over
a longer period of time, the lead sulfate changes to a hard crystalline form, making a full charge difficult to achieve.
The BATTERY RECONDITION mode sends a sequence of electronic pulses into the serviceable battery (over 24 hour
period), enabling the sulfates to once again accept and release energy so the battery will perform at a greater capacity.
Battery Recondition mode automatically operates and then "times out" after 24 hours. When a smaller battery is treated,
Battery Recondition mode can be manually stopped after 12 hours of treatment.
1) START the Battery Recondition function by pressing the Battery Recondition switch button.
2) The first 5 seconds the display will show ?des? then change to moving bars for the remainder of the timing period.
3) After 24 hours the timer will stop the operation. The digital display will show the circulating pattern
4) If the battery is NOT fully charged, you should charge the battery until ?FUL? is displayed on the digital display.
NOTE: BATTERY RECONDITION function does not charge any battery. Charging is a separate function. The battery
being serviced does not have to be installed in a vehicle. Follow the instructions for Connecting If Battery
is Outside of Vehicle.
NOTE: The Battery Recondition function is ideal to use on a regularly scheduled maintenance basis to keep batteries
in top performing condition.
NOTE: If the battery still fails to take a charge after the first 24 hour period, then repeat for one more full charging
cycle.