[AT] Battery Charger recommendations

[Cecil Bearden]

I had a computerized charger that had that feature and I had to use that 
method to charge a dead battery.   Very irritating when you are in a 
shed a long ways from another battery.  However, I have hooked the ATV 
battery up for about a minute to start the charging and then it worked.  
It only takes a few seconds.  Just more BS from the city folks that 
never took high school shop...........

Cecil in OKla


On 4/27/2016 8:45 AM, Bill Brueck wrote:
> Wouldn't just putting a thoroughly drained battery in parallel with a good
> battery for a brief time recharge it enough to then charge it with a
> charger?  If not, add the charger to the parallel set, that would start the
> charging.  Sort of jump starting a dead battery...just the battery.
>
> B²
> Bill Brueck
> Pine Island, MN USA
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:at-bounces at lists.antique-tractor.com] On Behalf Of Spencer Yost
> Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 6:49 AM
> To: Antique tractor email discussion group
> Subject: Re: [AT] Battery Charger recommendations
>
> If you have an antique tractor battery that is so dead and flat that it
> won't take a charge, try this(outside, and vented):  Put the charger on
> start mode for 30 seconds, rest the battery for two minutes, and repeat 2-3
> times.   This has worked a number of times for me - once recently with my
> truck where the air conditioning switch went bad and the compressor clutch
> stole every electron out of my battery.   Nothing would charge it.  Brought
> out this old trick and still using the battery today.
>
> If the battery still refuses to take a charge, put it on the desulfate mode.
> If that doesn't work, take it in to the auto parts stores.  Odds are you'll
> find structural issues such as a bad cell.
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>> On Apr 27, 2016, at 12:22 AM, Mogrits <mogrits at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> The little Schumaker smartchargers will not do anything on a dead battery.
>> The tiny ones that are the size of KJV Bible nor the flat ones will
>> even attempt to charge a flat battery in my experience, and i just
>> threw away a briefcase sized one a couple weeks ago and have another
>> Bible sized one I don't even bring out any more.
>>
>> I wish they still made "dumb" chargers that put out about 13-14 volts
>> at 10 amps for as long as you set the timer.
>>
>> In my experience of late- the heavier the charger, the best use you
>> will get from it. I have thrown away three in the last month.
>>
>> Warren
>>
>>> On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 11:32 PM, Spencer Yost <yostsw at atis.net> wrote:
>>>
>>> I'll jump in here with an antique tractor reference.   I have a cheapie
>>> shoe box sized harbor freight Chicago electric charger with automatic
>>> mode and six volt setting.  Got it for antique tractors.  Cost me
>>> like 35$ if that much . It also has a 55 AMP start setting. The 55
>>> AMP start setting won't start a big diesel but it will start an easy
>>> turning gas tractor engine if you let it charge the battery for a
>>> little while first.  If you don't do that the dead battery is too much of
> a load for a mere 55amps.
>>> I have used and abused that thing for 15 years.    My wife completely
>>> drained her car battery just a week or so ago and I used it then.
>>> Still works great.
>>>
>>> I also bought my son a nice shoe box sized schmaucher (sp?) that had a
>>> desulfate mode.   That mode saved at least one battery so it paid for
>>> itself.  I will say that it did not save two others I assumed only had
>>> sulfate shorts so maybe not as effective as one hopes.   But again - if
>>> desulfate mode saves one battery getting that feature will pay for
>>> the charger.
>>>
>>> Spencer Yost
>>>
>>>
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