From: Bjorn Brandstedt (super_deuce@hotmail.com)
Date: Thu May 13 2004 - 07:10:54 PDT
John, apparently there are different versions of the solargizers. The one
that also charges the battery should be connected one for each battery. The
one that only pulses a voltage to eliminate sulfate formation may be used
across both as far as I understand it.
Thanks for pointing out something that I overlooked!
Bjorn
>From: "Hutterer, John (MPAU)" <john.hutterer@smiths-medical.com>
>To: "Bjorn Brandstedt" <super_deuce@hotmail.com>
>Subject: RE: [MV] Battery Maintainers
>Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 06:22:19 -0600
>
>
>
>Bjorn,
>
>I am a bit confused. (Nothing new there!) by your reply to Mike. I
>understand the idea of the Chargetek 500 battery charger maintaining the
>separate batteries, but am confused by your comment about the
>Solargizers. I have installed several of the standard military 24 volt
>Solargizers. The units come with a warning that they are not battery
>chargers. There purpose, apparently, is to provide a pulsed DC voltage
>to the batteries so that sulfate deposits are reduced or eliminated. I
>brought one in to work and one of the Electronics Technicians here
>checked it out. He said it was putting out about 50 volts DC at a
>frequency that I don't remember any more. That was with the panel
>exposed to a 60 watt bulb. I don't recall anything in the rather minimal
>instructions that come with the new units that recommends that one
>Solargizer be used with each battery. Did I miss something, or do you
>have more current information?
>
>Thanks,
>
>John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Military Vehicles Mailing List [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org] On
>Behalf Of Bjorn Brandstedt
>Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 5:20 AM
>To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
>Subject: Re: [MV] Battery Maintainers
>
>
>Hi Mike,
>I have mentioned this before on the list. I use the "Chargetek 500"
>battery
>charger. It maintaines the two batteries separatly and is a small
>waterproof
>box mounted behind the companion seat. Whenever the truck is sitting in
>the
>yard, I have it plugged in using a long extension cord. It keeps the
>batteries within a few millivolts of each other.
>Has worked great for 1-1/2 years now.
>Go ogle and find it for about $100.00.
>If you use the solargizers, get one for each battery so that they get
>charged right.
>Bjorn
>
>
> >From: "Mike Maynard" <mike@wesleyscott.com>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: [MV] Battery Maintainers
> >Date: Wed, 12 May 2004 22:47:32 -0400
> >
> >The local Volunteer Ambulance that I ride with has an old military
> >generator that we use for backup. It has a 24 volt system, and we are
> >trying to find a good battery maintainer for it. Does anyone have
> >suggestions of where I might find one? Would the Solargizers be a good
>
> >choice? If so, does anyone have one for sale anymore?
> >
> >Thanks
> >Mike
> >
> >PS... put a whistler on the deuce last weekend... I am in heaven now!!
> >:-)
> >
> >
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