From: Kirk Thompson (kpt@lanl.gov)
Date: Thu May 13 2004 - 09:43:41 PDT
And don't forget the EDTA Tetrasodium salts...
-K
At 08:10 AM 5/13/2004, Bjorn Brandstedt wrote:
>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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