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(ET) Fw: Stock E20 charger
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
>