I charged the battery in the Whitcomb. This is a good battery, it was a take out I got at the battery store nine years ago. It still holds a charge and turns over a 1500 cubic inch engine. I intended to correct a leaky carburetor, but I didn't have enough room in front of the engine to remove the rods that lock the engine bay doors. The Whitcomb was coupled to heavy weight passenger car and there was not enough space between the two to get the rods out.