[AT] Batteries

[Brad Loomis]

I recall previous battery discussions on this list as well. I should have
looked but I don't think the batteries are that old in the lift. Heck the
lift looks new. It's a Genie 2632. I should have checked the date. Since it
isn't being used, other than my chores, new batteries at this stage are out
unless they are hopeless. I'll probably just add RO water, plug in the
charger and see what happens. If it works and I can keep the birds out of
the cellar then that's enough. Maybe they'll sell the facility and it will
be the next owner's problem. Corporate money makes my hair hurt.
Brad

On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 3:31 PM Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:

> To be honest with you  Francis , a few years ago , your battery went dead
> on the truck you were using for camping at the tractor show and you had
> just replaced it the year before and was asking for help / suggestions and
> I sent you the procedure using epson salt , at the time , you said it
> worked for you ( but don't remember if you said for how long ) . Also when
> I went to Ford Motor Training School in the mid sixties , they said to
> NEVER add acid to a battery again once it has been activated . Just my
> thoughts .    Grumpy Bo
>
> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 5:21 PM Indiana Robinson <robinson46176 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have heard just what Bo said for years. Not sure where, heck, I might
>> even have heard it from Bo, I try to pay attention to his posts...  :-)
>> I  did recently read a bit of a variation of what he said from a link
>> from a big golf cart dealer. That site was suggesting about the same thing
>> but they said to find a place where you could safely lay the battery on its
>> side with the caps off and drain out about half of the acid then set it
>> back up, install the caps and wash the battery, then open the caps and add
>> enough of the new acid to cover the plates by at least 1/4" and charge...
>> I used to be an Interstate battery dealer and so many people turned in
>> good batteries for a core that I never had to pay for batteries for my use.
>> Someone's battery would quit charging because of bad terminal connections.
>> Their first reaction was typically "the battery must be bad". They pulled
>> it out and put in a new one and said "see, I told you that the battery was
>> bad". If they had removed and cleaned the cable connections and battery
>> post chances are pretty good that their old battery would have been fine
>> after a  charge or a jump. I ran some of them for years.
>>
>> .
>>
>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 3:59 PM David Myers <Walking_Tractor at yahoo.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Ok Brad,  never heard of the epsom salt remedy.  Can you tell us how it
>>> works?  Got a couple batteries I might try it on.
>>> David
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>> On Nov 29, 2021, at 1:47 PM, Bo Hinch <bohinch at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 
>>> I would get a quart of epson salt and a gallon of distilled water ,
>>> bring the water to a boil , then add the epson salt and make sure it is all
>>> dissolved , let it cool then fill each compartment . Hook up a good 6 volt
>>> charger and let slow charge for at least 24 hours . This works 95 % of the
>>> time . Good luck .
>>>
>>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2021 at 12:39 PM Brad Loomis <brad.loomis at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>> I'm no battery guru at all. I know maintenance, charging, and those
>>>> things. I'm at one of our facilities that has been idle for about a year.
>>>> The scissors lift that I need has also been idle that long. No electrolyte
>>>> visible, not on a charger. What can I do to try to resurrect the 4- 6V
>>>> batteries? Add water, plug in, charger built in, and hope for the best?
>>>> Google leads me to various potions that I view as snake oil.
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Brad
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