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Re: (ET) charger
Hi Guys,
I used to use three 12v deep cycle marine batteries in
my C185, but only got 3 year life and limit range like
0.5 acre of mowing.
I would not recommend using these type batteries in
large frame ETs.
A pack of T105 Trojans are rated at 500
charge/discharge cycles and are when worth the $300 to
$400 investment. If you can find "blems" the price
many less.
Also Trojans have a great battery strap to make
lifting very easy.
Paul Holzschuher
Cincinnati
C185
E15
--- "David Roden (Akron OH USA)" <roden ald net>
wrote:
> On 7 Jul 2004 at 21:52, neil wrote:
>
> > I would leave the charger on
> > until the battery voltage gets to about 13. 5
> volts (with the charger
> > connected).
>
> Sorry, Neil, I think that's much too low. They
> should reach 14.7 to (with a
> new battery) as much as 15 volts with the charger
> connected. At 13.5 volts on
> charge, they would be severely undercharged.
>
> If you charged flooded 12v deep cycle batteries for
> a day, but they still
> won't go above about 14 volts on charge, one or
> more of the following is most
> likely true:
>
> 1. your charger's the wrong one for the batteries;
> 2. your charger is toast;
> 3. your batteries are shot.
>
> If at that point they're gassing (bubbling)
> vigorously, most likely the
> charger's OK and you should junk the batteries.
>
> For replacements, look for a good quality true deep
> cycle marine battery.
> Avoid combination starting - deep cycle types as
> they are not true deep cycle
> batteries. Trojan, US Battery, and Interstate
> Workaholic are good brands to
> look for.
>
>
> David Roden - Akron, Ohio, USA
> 1991 Solectria Force 144vac
> 1991 Ford Escort Green/EV 128vdc
> 1970 GE Elec-trak E15 36vdc
> 1974 Avco New Idea 36vdc
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