From: rertman@ix.netcom.com
Date: Sun Jul 06 2003 - 10:07:47 PDT
Hi, folks:
I found some battery "zappers" for less than $50.
They mount in your vehicle. I suggest you ask if
the zappers will cause problems with vehicle electronics.
www.batterybes.com/index.html
Also, here's a source for the antisulfation chemical EDTA.
($12/pound + $5 shipping)
www.webspawner.com/users/trailheadsupply/
Lots of info on the Webspawner site.
Dick
"Fred H. Schlesinger" wrote:
>
> EDTA, not EDTL
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Saturday, July 05, 2003 3:23 AM
> Subject: Re: [MV] 6TL Charging Problems
>
> 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
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> >> Jim "Ike" Newton
> >>
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>
> Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
> 6.2 Liter (378 CID) Turbo-Diesel Engine
> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>
> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
> 478 CID Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
> Air Shift Front Axle
> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
>
> See These Trucks at www.CUCV.NET
> Keyword Searching of 22,000 Electronic TMs at www.MILDOCS.com
>
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