Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-05 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 5 Sep 2023 15:48:28 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > I got the battery today and will put it on the charger and see if it > charges up.  I noticed the voltage regulator right next to the battery > tray and looked at it, the cable connection on it to the battery was > loose so

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-05 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I got the battery today and will put it on the charger and see if it charges up.  I noticed the voltage regulator right next to the battery tray and looked at it, the cable connection on it to the battery was loose so I tightened that.  Once I get the battery charged up I'll see tomorrow if tha

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-02 Thread mitch--- via Mercedes
On 2023-09-01 17:35, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: I bought a couple of those battery minders, one is hooked up to what seemed to be a dead/dying MB battery, it is still charging after 3-4 days with no error light so maybe it will rejuvenate it a bit. I put mine on my newest not-in-service

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Fri, 1 Sep 2023 17:26:34 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > A friend said her little JD lawn tractor battery kept dying and it > wouldn't start.  I went by and put the charger on it for a few minutes > at 30A and got it to start up on about half a spin.  I measured the > voltage with

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
@okiebenz.com Sent: September 1, 2023 5:27 PM To:mercedes@okiebenz.com Reply-to:mercedes@okiebenz.com Cc:buggeredbenzm...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues A friend said her little JD lawn tractor battery kept dying and it wouldn't start. I went by and put the charger on it for a few mi

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The charge rate on it is pretty low. If the battery is discharged put the big charger on it first, then the minder. I have finally found a battery it couldn't charge, the battery in Angie's 2005 Golf TDI has croaked. We got the car in (checks blog) 2015. It's got a VW branded battery in it so I

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I bought a couple of those battery minders, one is hooked up to what seemed to be a dead/dying MB battery, it is still charging after 3-4 days with no error light so maybe it will rejuvenate it a bit.  I'm gonna fetch the battery out of that tractor next week and will put it on the other charge

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Rick Knoble via Mercedes
...@gmail.com Subject: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues A friend said her little JD lawn tractor battery kept dying and it wouldn't start. I went by and put the charger on it for a few minutes at 30A and got it to start up on about half a spin. I measured the voltage with it running and it was at 11V

Re: [MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
The battery Minder that I got from Northern Tools has been magic at saving lawnmower batteries. Mine has saved 4 or 5. Totally worth the $20 I paid for it. Those batteries are generally garbage and they live a difficult life. The amp output of a lawnmower engine isn't great and they generally do

[MBZ] OT Lawn tractor issues

2023-09-01 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
A friend said her little JD lawn tractor battery kept dying and it wouldn't start.  I went by and put the charger on it for a few minutes at 30A and got it to start up on about half a spin.  I measured the voltage with it running and it was at 11V but I had neglected to measure the battery befo