[AT] desulphating battery chargers

[charlie hill]

Walt they make a little thing called a hydrometer that tells the specific
gravity of the electrolite and allows one to adjust the water to acid
mixture to a proper level.   Lots of people own one of these devices.
Perhaps you have seen one but didn't know how to operate it.

Charlie
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Subject: Re: [AT] desulphating battery chargers


> In a message dated 7/17/2004 4:59:29 PM Pacific  Daylight Time,
> spud_thompson at toleartist.com writes:
> Most people just keep  adding water, that just thins out the mix,
> works
> > > for  me
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> A  fully discharged batter has only water in it the acid is in the plates
> that's  how they work when you dump the water and replace with acid you
will
> increase  the amount of acid in the battery to a dangerous amount. In
other word
> it is not  recommended to do this I know have seen a lot of people do it
but I
> have also  seen batteries that will smoke and smell of acid when being
charged
> from the  vehicle.  Most batteries quit because the cells flake off as
they
> are used  this is why there is a large open space at the bottom of all
> batteries. Marine  batteries have a larger space because of the rocking of
the boat.
> Sulfated  batteries are those that have been left a long time without any
> discharge or  charge just left on the shelf to get all sulfated. You don't
find
> this very  often that's why you can only find a few batteries that will
cleanup
> with your  desulfating charger.
>
> Walt Davies
> Cooper Hollow Farm
> Monmouth, OR  97361
> 503 623-0460
>
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