From: Joe Shannon (fordpart@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Feb 22 2002 - 07:24:11 PST
I have more problems keeping the batteries up on trucks without master switches
than the ones I have with them.
Matt Mouser wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I read an article that the US Army did a somewhat scientific, but not really
> that scientific, study in 1995 on using solargizer battery chargers on all
> their vehicles. It stated that they did a few tests and found that the
> solargizer did exactly what it claimed to do. By that I mean it could
> eventually recharge a battery as much as a battery charger, and it also
> allowed drained batteries (connected to solargizers while draining) to be
> fully recharged while the control batteries once drained could not be fully
> recharged. They also reported that it did extend battery life in unused
> vehicles, being that it allowed them to start after sitting for long
> periods. Normally the batteries would have been dead when sitting that long.
>
> So, has anyone used a solargizer on their 24v MV? I own an M151A2 and I have
> not had any problems yet with my batteries but I want to keep it that way.
> Has anyone seen a solargizer used in service?
>
> Thanks,
> Matt Mouser
>
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