I have a battery to experiment on. Has been sitting for several years. Will hook up the BatteryMinder when it arrives and let it do its thing for a few weeks and see what happens.
Allan Curt Raymond via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Good information Craig, thanks. > I've got an old battery out of my pickup that rests at about 6v. I put it on > the minder for a few days but now I'm thinking I should keep it on longer... > > -Curt > > On Friday, May 21, 2021, 12:45:55 AM EDT, Craig via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 20 May 2021 17:59:25 +0000 (UTC) Curt Raymond > <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> Thanks Craig, I did too.I'm super impressed with mine. I'm convinced >> it saved $300 worth of batteries on the Pisten Bully last winter. Those >> batteries were dead, they wouldn't hold charge worth a hoot. I put them >> on the Minder for a week and they took charge enough to crank the >> machine over for a couple minutes when we had to change the fuel filter >> in the street. -Curt > > In my talking with the tech fellow at the factory (Wayne), I was told for > desulphating they recommend one battery per charger. Since our truck has > four batteries and I have other vehicles, too ... > > This model of charger (12117TC) starts working at 6.5 V; if the battery > is lower than that, it won't start. > > The model 1510 (which cannot be had at $19.95) starts working at 3.0 V, > or one could use a "dumb" charger to bring the battery up initially. > > Wayne also said it takes 2 - 4 weeks to rejuvenate a battery. > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
