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RE: (ET) Lestronic II charger



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Don't waste any more time or $$ on that old pile of junk (Ransomes)  Just push it in a corner of the garage and forget it, or dig a hole in the back yard and bury it.  What is that, you say you don't have a back yard, or enough room in the garage,  Well Then I might be able to help you.  I have enough room in my garage for you to keep it here. :-)
 
Look forward to seeing some pictures when you have it restored and running.
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From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu [mailto:elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu] On Behalf Of goodguyforsure
Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 9:43 PM
To: E-trak Write
Subject: (ET) Lestronic II charger

I have a new to me Lestronic charger which did not work. I opened it up and there is an automatic power switch which is controlled by a circut board. Not finding any obvious broken wires or burned components, I jumped around the switch and it works. It is now charging at about 16 amps.  (batteries are of unknown condition, completely dead and have not been charged in at least 8 months) So the question is, what should I watch for in this charger? And what is the best course to get some life out of these batteries. They are in a Ransomes tractor which I know nothing about and I do not want spend money on batteries until I see if it works at all.
thanks
John Briese
I-5 and Ransomes electric