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"Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... Stumbled across this: http://home.comcast.net/~ddenhardt20...esulfparts.htm Pretty cool. My chargers got one built in. |
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On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:53:34 -0800, "Calif Bill"
wrote: "Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... Stumbled across this: http://home.comcast.net/~ddenhardt20...esulfparts.htm Pretty cool. My chargers got one built in. So do mine, but I thought it was pretty interesting. |
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:03:51 GMT, Tom Francis - SWSports
wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:53:34 -0800, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... Stumbled across this: http://home.comcast.net/~ddenhardt20...esulfparts.htm Pretty cool. My chargers got one built in. So do mine, but I thought it was pretty interesting. Many smart chargers that have a "desulfanator" feature really just charge at an unusually high voltage for a period to "cook" the battery a bit. Not the same as pulsing, and not nearly as effective. |
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:49:03 -0500, Jim wrote:
wrote: On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:03:51 GMT, Tom Francis - SWSports wrote: On Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:53:34 -0800, "Calif Bill" wrote: "Tom Francis - SWSports" wrote in message ... Stumbled across this: http://home.comcast.net/~ddenhardt20...esulfparts.htm Pretty cool. My chargers got one built in. So do mine, but I thought it was pretty interesting. Many smart chargers that have a "desulfanator" feature really just charge at an unusually high voltage for a period to "cook" the battery a bit. Not the same as pulsing, and not nearly as effective. I wonder if either method has the potential to destroy electrical or electronic devices attached to the battery. That's a good question. The main problem I have with lead/acid batteries are my trolling motor batteries - they tend to sulpher up very quickly - probably because of the long/short cycle times. I go through a set every three years or so before I tried to desulpher them which really increased their overall life in one sense. The problem was that the discharge cycle became shorter. If I were to do it with batteries that run the command guages, radios and sonar, I'd be sure to disconnect them from the system first because of that concern. I had a camper that had the high voltage type and it boiled the water out of the batteries quickly. I didn't have the problems that you might expect like burned out lamps. Progressive Dynamics was the brand. I have an older Schumacher (sp?) that does it and I get the same results. When I do it, I keep a close watch on the water and keep a few bottles of distilled water on hand to replenish during the process. I do know that I've taken a really old lead/acid battery from zero to full charge when I restored my International Super MTA. I had to move the tractor from the barn it was in - we couldn't get the flat bed into the barn because it was partially collapsed and we decided to drive it out. I had brought the charger with me just in case and we went through the process while getting the way cleared. Damn tractor started (with a little help from our friend ether), I drove it out and just said to hell with it - drove it home. Battery lasted the entire restoration process which took two years. |
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