Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries?

2011-01-26 Thread James Surrette
Hi Jesse, I see you have already received several responses to your post. Only one item to add. Given the electrolyte was dumped and replaced with "new" you SG readings will be artificially high and am surprised they are reading ~1.225. I surmise that low strength acid may have been added

Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries?

2011-01-26 Thread Mick Abraham
wn. Some types will automatically start back up if the > voltage rises high enough again. This could give you a bit of a false > reading as to total capacity > > Be careful. > > > Dan > > > --- On *Wed, 1/26/11, Mick Abraham * wrote: > > > From: Mick Abraham >

Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries?

2011-01-26 Thread Exeltech
rises high enough again.  This could give you a bit of a false reading as to total capacity Be careful. Dan --- On Wed, 1/26/11, Mick Abraham wrote: From: Mick Abraham Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries? To: "RE-wrenches" Date: Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 9:19

Re: [RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries?

2011-01-26 Thread Mick Abraham
Hello, Jesse~ Instead of trying for laboratory precision, here's a way to measure the battery capacity using equipment that you may already own: * Gather up appropriate safety stuff: gloves, goggles, baking soda, distilled water, off duty fireman, blast protection, etc. * Connect only two of the

[RE-wrenches] Load testing batteries?

2011-01-25 Thread Jesse Dahl
Wrenches, I have some (4) rolls 6 volt batteries 4000 series S-460. They are from a stand alone system in Ely, MN I have mentioned in a previous question. I had mentioned in the previous post that they were suspected to have been frozen (bulged cases). The owner took them out of the system, du