From: Jim Newton (jnewton@laurel.com)
Date: Sat Jul 05 2003 - 11:26:26 PDT
Hi Fred...
I don't know what the process is, but I will research this on Monday
and report back to the list.
Thanks!
>Hi Jim from Fred, would you mind giving us a little detail on the
>zapping of a 6TL battery? I've zapped ni-cads to knock the whiskers off
>before...but never an automotive type. The zapper that I made for the
>nicads has a capacitor to discharge into the battery to do it's
>magic...and it works...on some...if there is any life left in them.
>Anyone else know about this? Thanks, Fred Martin
>
>Jim Newton wrote:
>> Hi Dick...
>>
>> I use the EDTL chemical as well in my batteries. However, if you find
>> yourself with a battery that has the symptoms first described in this
>> thread, you are usually better off having the batteries zapped and
>> THEN adding EDTL after the batteries have been recovered. The
>> chemical is much better at re-dissolving small amounts of sulfation on
>> the plates and keeping it off. If the sulfation is too thick, the
>> chemical will not work to recover the battery.
>>
>>
>>>Pay a visit to: www.sciencelab.com
>>>
>>>They have an anti-sulfation chemical that you can add to the your
>>>battery and prevent the plates from sulfating.
>>>\
>>>Maybe you can buy it at an agricultural or commercial truck supply placed, too.
>>>
>>>Dick
>>>
>>>Jim Newton wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi Kenneth...
>>>>
>>>>Take it to your local battery house (not Pep Boys...an industrial or
>>>>agricultural battery place) and ask them to zap the battery and test
>>>>it for you. Most places charge around $10 to do this. In almost all
>>>>cases, this will revive the battery. The plates on the 6TL batteries
>>>>are so thick that they are not prone to corrosion or decay. The
>>>>problem that they have in HMVs is they build up sulfation. Zapping
>>>>the battery blows off the sulfation.
>>>>
>>>>Good luck!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Greetings list. My deuce tractor suddenly developed a starting problem. I had
>>>>>one episode of slower cranking and then no start. I checked the batteries and
>>>>>the rear battery was at 13+ volts. The front was at 10.5 volts. Slaved the
>>>>>truck and took it for a spin. Volt meter reading was normal. Parked the truck,
>>>>>attempted to restart, click click. Today I pulled the low battery and hooked
>>>>>it up to the charger. The battery just isn't accepting a charge. I even went
>>>>>around the battery with a small dead blow hammer and gave it a few taps. These
>>>>>batteries appear recent. Any ideas what might cause one battery to do this or
>>>>>is it just a bad battery? It's never been center tapped by me and I seriously
>>>>>doubt if the previous owner center tapped it. Can I get away with replacing
>>>>>just one battery? 6TLs in my area are near $150.
>>>>>Regards,
>>>>>Kenny
>>>>>
>>>>>Kenneth Engle
>>>>>Loxahatchee FL
>>>>>71 A.M. General M35A2
>>>>>73 A.M. General M275A2
>>>>>53 Fruehauf XM105E3
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>>>>
>>>>Jim "Ike" Newton
>>>>
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