Charging a 1.2Ah 12V lead-acid battery with a bench power supply
1. Set your Power supply voltage knob to 1V open circuit. 2. Short the leads of your power supply, set the current knob to 0.25A 3. Unshort the leads, and Set the voltage knob to 13.8V 4. Connect the supply to the battery; + to +, and - to - 5. Go for a long walk 6. Battery is charged when the charging current drops below 0.05A