When the ET is stored/unused, I charge the Trojan pack once a month whether it needs it or not, sort of like bathing.
Every couple years I remove the batteries, look for rust, damp wipe the entire case of each batt including the bottom and re-install in a different position. When doing this with four-year old Exides I found a leak and a rusty hitch extender. Also found the culprit...a damaged (by the seller) lower corner on one of the batts that took years to crack and leak. Dumped the acid into a plastic container, pried open the crack, cleaned with water and used GE black silicone to plug it. That batt never leaked again. It should be noted that I think I caught this leak before it really became a problem...the spg tested as strong as the rest of the pack.
I'm not suggesting you have damaged batteries but recently at the local auto supply I saw a battery delivery guy trip and drop a handcart of batteries on the blacktop. It do happen. Jack
On Apr 14, 2008, at 9:27 AM, Banks, Michael J. wrote: I went to use the tractor after maybe 2 months since I last needed it. I had left it plugged in using a Landis controller. My guess from watching the fuel gauge was it was doing a 5 minute charge every other day. I had not heard it charging that much. When I went to hook up a trailer, I notice a huge pile of dried battery acid on the trailer hitch extender (little metal bar to move the trailer hitch out from under the tractor). I checked the batteries and 3 cells in 3 different batteries were a little low, the plates were just beginning to clear the water. I added a little more water. I know I put a little too much water in a few cells the last time I filled it. Is this leakage common? Anything I can do about it? _______________________________________________ Elec-trak mailing list Elec-trak cosmos phy tufts eduhttps://cosmos.phy.tufts.edu/mailman/listinfo/elec-trak
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