From: Jeff (jcerniglia@sbcglobal.net)
Date: Mon Mar 07 2005 - 21:05:26 PST
In case anyone is interested I hae a surplus aviation
Nicad battery charger along with some 28 volt Nicad
batteries. They are located in Ct and would have to be
picked up since they weigh about as much as a deuce!!
Jeff
--- m35products <m35prod@optonline.net> wrote:
> Actually, if you are talking about a standard
> lead-acid battery, as long as
> the input voltage is high enough, and you limit the
> current to a sensible
> amount, the battery is self-limiting. As a lead-acid
> battery goes from
> discharged to charged, its internal resistance goes
> from low (allowing high
> current to flow in) to high, as it approaches fully
> charged (limiting the
> charging current)
>
> There are chargers that have sophisticated circuitry
> that will fine-tune the
> process, but any lead-acid battery, including
> gel-cells, will behave this
> way.
>
> apb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Garrett" <j.garrett@verizon.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List"
> <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 3:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [MV] battery charger
>
>
> > Speaking of battery chargers, someone posted a
> link to a source awhile
> back.
> >
> > It was a 24 volt to 12 volt battery charger. Does
> anyone remember the
> link?
> >
> > I want to set up a 12 volt "house" battery and
> charge it from my 24 volt
> > system. Because it involves charging batteries, a
> 24 volt to 12 volt
> > transformer isn't enough. If I am not mistaken,
> that would cook my 12
> volt
> > batteries.
> >
> > Joe Garrett
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> [mailto:mil-veh@mil-veh.org]On
> > Behalf Of grntrks@juno.com
> > Sent: Monday, March 07, 2005 12:49 PM
> > To: Military Vehicles Mailing List
> > Subject: Re: [MV] battery charger
> >
> >
> > Sorry guys. The charger is sold.
> >
> > Frank Cox ' Nam 1966
> > MVPA 14530
> > '45 GMC 353 DUKW
> >
> >
> >
> >
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