(ET) Fw: Stock E20 charger

["Jeremy Gagliardi com" <jeremy gagliardi com>]

Once again, I don't want anyone to misunderstand my goal.  I mean to check 
my 
battery water once per month, as usual.  My original post about this topic 
meant to highlight my mistake in this regard, and the fact that I was 
clueless 
about how the battery cells were isolated.

In any event, my "set and forget" goal is strictly regarding the charger.  
I 
desire something that handles a bulk recharge after use of the tractor, 
but 
without having to revisit the charger for weeks or months at a time, it 
will 
automatically reactivate the charger, should the pack dip below the 
setpoint 
voltage (and hopefully detect trouble to stop the charge if the voltage 
doesn't 
increase).

Also, during the winter, I will still need a charger than can handle a 
"quick" 
(relatively speaking, of course) charge just in case I have to reuse my 
tractor 
day-to-day, or even multiple time a day.

--
Jeremy Gagliardi

>----Original Message----
>From: reinharj frontiernet net
>Date: Aug 11, 2007 0:54 
>To: "Jeremy Gagliardi com"<jeremy gagliardi com>
>Subj: Re: (ET) Stock E20 charger
>
>Also, look into 'Hydro-Caps' - they reduce water loss.
>
>They fit the old batteries and the Trojans I have, but I don't know if 
>they 
>fit the batteries with the twist lever assembly that pulls all 3 caps at 
>once.
>
>Home Power Magazine mentioned these things years ago.  They said they 
>seemed 
>to work - meaning they reduced water loss.
>
>Might help with your 'set and forget' plan.
>
>(I want the same plan ... I have 39 Golf cart batteries laying around - 
mostly 
>dead, due to the fact that I was too tired to go check the water, measure 
the 
>voltage, and set the chargers.
>
>Now that the price has gone up, I don't want to buy any new ones until I 
have 
>a 'fail-safe' & ultra simple process to take care of them.
>
>Good Luck,
>John
>