[AT] desulphating battery chargers

[Bill Thompson]

Have you done this to rider mowers ??

Bill "Spud" Thompson
Katahdin Valley Farm
Sherman Mills, Maine
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Cecil E Monson" <cmonson at hvc.rr.com>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 7:09 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] desulphating battery chargers


> > Cecil, I have 4 carts, I redo the batteries by dumping out the acid (by
now
> > very low) I flush with water and refill with new acid, now these
batteries
> > were several years old when I got them, and out of 38 batteries I have
18
> > redone and they hold a good charge, two would not and I'm working on the
> > rest. Most people just keep adding water, that just thins out the mix,
works
> > for me
> > Jerry NW Ohio
>
>
> That is interesting, Jerry. Do you just dump the acid on some sort
> of schedule or do you only dump those that start to get weak?  Or, if I
read
> your note correctly, you dump it when the fluid gets down close to the
plates
> without regard for how good or bad it is.
>
> I've had one EZGo now for about 5 years and the batteries just went
> down last fall. I refilled with distilled water but there is a definite
lack
> of performance in one or more of the 6. These batteries sound like a good
> candidate for your method.
>
> One more question, where do you get your acid?  And do you put in
> straight acid?
>
> Cecil
> -- 
> The nicest thing about telling the truth is you never have to wonder
> what you said.
>
> Cecil E Monson
> Lucille Hand-Monson
> Mountainville, New York   Just a little east of the North Pole
>
> Allis Chalmers tractors and equipment
>
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