On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 04:30:49PM -0500, Kris Coward wrote:
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> What about the possibility that some of the cells were leaking together?
*That*, now, is a possibility. If you have, say, a shorted cell _and_
communication between cells, then the hydrometer would show a normal
state of charge... t
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 01:28:48PM -0800, Jim Richardson wrote:
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> Maybe there was a physical obstruction such that when you pull a
> sample with a hydrometer, it was only sampling from a small volume,
> which was correctly charged, but the rest of the electrolyte was
> separated (electrically an
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 02:54:39PM -0500, banders...@earthlink.net wrote:
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> Yes, a shorted cell will be very watery. And, as I remember, soot sucked
> up into the hydrometer too.
As soon as I disconnected that battery pair, I popped a couple of the
caps to see what I could see. The acid in the
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 01:28:48PM -0800, Jim Richardson wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:54 AM, banders...@earthlink.net
> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, a shorted cell will be very watery. And, as I remember, soot sucked
> > up into the hydrometer too.
> >
> > Interesting to hear that there is a moveme
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 11:54 AM, banders...@earthlink.net
wrote:
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> Yes, a shorted cell will be very watery. And, as I remember, soot sucked
> up into the hydrometer too.
>
> Interesting to hear that there is a movement away from Trojan in the
> "off-grid" folks. Will have to keep an eye on th
Yes, a shorted cell will be very watery. And, as I remember, soot sucked
up into the hydrometer too.
Interesting to hear that there is a movement away from Trojan in the
"off-grid" folks. Will have to keep an eye on that.
"Shotgunning" sounds familiar; they called it "Easter Egging" the last t
Hi, Ron -
On Wed, Nov 24, 2010 at 01:35:29AM -0500, Ron Rogers wrote:
> Why did the alternator throw sparks?
I'm guessing that when the battery failed, one or more cells shorted and
resulted in a huge load on the alternator, and the sudden mechanical
load caused the mount to flex and the external
On Tue, Nov 23, 2010 at 10:35 PM, Ron Rogers wrote:
> Why did the alternator throw sparks? Should a shop check it for
> damage? I assume that you are using an external regulator. A device to
> cause the start battery to charge first would be appropriate. A Group
> 31 should be adequate to start th
