From: Greg (czechsix@cox.net)
Date: Thu May 13 2004 - 11:06:44 PDT
Which brings up....does anyone have a couple of ounces they'd want to sell?
The smallest amount I've found is a pound or so, which would sit around here
for the next ten years, seeing how much EDTA you're supposed to use in a
cell.
Or any list members have any in the San Diego area, or know where to get
smaller quantities?
Thanks,
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kirk Thompson" <kpt@lanl.gov>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:43 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] Battery Maintainers
> 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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