From: Joe Foley (redmenaced@yahoo.com)
Date: Thu Dec 05 2002 - 10:11:35 PST
If you lose 2 volts on a 24 volt system you've lost
almost 10% of the starting power! Anything you can do
to get all of the voltage will help, especially when
it real cold out. If you can get a few more amps by
leaving the chargers hooked up that's even better, the
chargers are operating at about 28 volts, too, so that
helps with the voltage problem.
Low voltage will make the starter run hotter.
Joe
--- Steve & Jeanne Keith <cckw@attbi.com> wrote:
> BTW: If you are trying to start a vehicle at this
> time of the year, DO NOT
> add water
> if you are trying to get it started right then. You
> will dilute the battery
> power. You should only
> add water when you can spend the time (overnight is
> good) to full charge the
> battery on a battery charger etc.
>
> Steve AKA Dr Deuce
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paintball Plus" <pball@csionline.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 12:05 PM
> Subject: [MV] M35 hard start - solved by RAM
>
>
> > Hi folks,
> > To make a long story short, RAM hit the nail on
> the head. Even though my
> > batteries were turning over the engine at what
> seemed was a good speed,
> > it wasn't fast enough to fire up. Filled the water
> level in the
> > batteries (that's another story) put them on a 24
> volt trickle charge
> > overnight, and the truck fired right up without
> the use of the manifold
> > heater. Snowing, and 24 degrees here at the Jersey
> Shore. I am once
> > again a happy camper!
> >
> > --
> > Bruce Kalin
> >
> > USMC MTA, MVPA
> > North Jersey MTA
> > South Jersey MVPA
> >
> > USMC M35A2C W/W
> > M2 50 cal, M16 x 2
> > RT-246, VIC/1
> > Deep Water Fording Kit
> > M105A2
> >
> >
> >
> >
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