[AT] 6V chargers - repost

[charlie hill]

Thanks!   I'm not in a hurry to find one but next time I see a deal or when
I need a new charger I will look for one of these.

Charlie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "dglass" <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:35 AM
Subject: Re: [AT] 6V chargers - repost


> Here's a ebay link for a big one.
>
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7906870968&category=63687
>
> charlie hill wrote:
>
> >Thanks,   I think I will look for one of those chargers sometime soon.
It
> >could pay for it's self pretty quickly!
> >
> >Charlie
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "dglass" <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
> >To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> >Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 10:16 PM
> >Subject: Re: [AT] 6V chargers - repost
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>I don't know.  When it is desulfating, the charge light blinks and
> >>different voltages flash on the dial. It doesn't say if it is positive
> >>or negative, but if I had to guess I would say it stays the same
> >>polarity and just pulses the voltage. I read that this technology has
> >>been around in industrial chargers but just came affordable for home
use.
> >>
> >>charlie hill wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Thanks.  I always heard that most batteries fail from the plates being
> >>>shorted out by build up from being cycled so many times.  The
desufation
> >>>makes sense.  I just wondered about the mechanics of it.
> >>>I wonder if it alternates pulses of current +,-,+,- or just pulses in
the
> >>>same polarity as the battery.
> >>>
> >>>Charlie
> >>>----- Original Message ----- 
> >>>From: "dglass" <dglass at mail.newnanutilities.org>
> >>>To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
> >>>
> >>>
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> >>>Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 8:09 PM
> >>>Subject: Re: [AT] 6V chargers - repost
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>It says it is like an ultrasonic cleaner except it uses electrical
> >>>>impulses.   They also say that 80% of the batteries are discarded
> >>>>because of sulfation.    I don't know if that is true or not, but
often
> >>>>when the battery will no longer hold a charge, that's often the
problem.
> >>>>I have used this charger to bring back about five or six batteries
from
> >>>>the dead.  If the battery needs desulfation, it will do it
automatically
> >>>>and after it finishes, it will start to charge the battery.  It will
> >>>>also cut itself on and off to maintain the batteries charge. If you
hook
> >>>>these chargers up to the battery that is in a vehicle, it will tell
you
> >>>>how much the alternator is putting out.
> >>>>
> >>>>charlie hill wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>What is the story on desulfation?  How does it work?
> >>>>>
> >>>>>Charlie
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>>>
> >>>>>
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> >>>
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