From: David Bryant (wdbtchr@excite.com)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2006 - 17:15:14 PST
Most farm supply stores also carry the electrolite in the cardboard boxes with plastic bags inside. Thats where I got my new electrolite when I treated my 6TLs with EDTA. It's been almost three years and they're still performing OK.
David Bryant
1953 Dodge M-37
1965 Kaiser Jeep M-51A2
1967 Kaiser Jeep M-54A2
--- On Wed 03/08, Arthur Bloom < m35prod@optonline.net > wrote:
From: Arthur Bloom [mailto: m35prod@optonline.net]
To: mil-veh@mil-veh.org
Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2006 17:07:55 -0500
Subject: Re: [MV] Mutt Batteries 6TL
You need to put in acid. It usually is available at the store where you <br>bought the batteries.<br><br>You will always get a spark, when connecting a charger to a battery. The <br>strength of the spark is proportional to the voltage difference between the <br>battery and the charger. Fully charged batteries are at ~ 12.6 volts. <br>Chargers must put out 13.8 to 14.2 volts to overcome the resistance of the <br>batteries, and to get them to charge.<br><br>The correct procedure was stated in a previous post: Attach clips firmly, <br>THEN plug in charger, THEN turn on charger. Any loose connection, at the <br>terminals, even using this safe method, will create a spark, potentially <br>igniting the hydrogen gas. Always ventilate the area around the battery <br>before doing any of the above steps.<br><br>apb<br><br><br><br>----- Original Message ----- <br>From: "Bruce C. Beattie" <bruce@eecs.berkeley.edu><br>To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org><br>Sent:
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Wednesday, March 08, 2006 4:50 PM<br>Subject: Re: [MV] Mutt Batteries 6TL<br><br><br>|I am not sure whether you just have to put water in the dry batteries or<br>| you have to put<br>| electrolite. I thought you just needed to put in water. But yes, you do<br>| need to put something<br>| in them before they become operational. ie they will not work dry.<br>|<br>| Bruce<br>|<br>|<br>| J.Wiehe wrote:<br>|<br>| >Stu et al,<br>| ><br>| >Perhaps I am missing something here.<br>| ><br>| >Are dry charged batteries not supposed to be activated<br>| >with electrolyte ( acid ) before being put into service or<br>| >charged ?<br>| ><br>| >Also, Everette mentioned a problem when lying on top of<br>| >his battery box cover. On my M151A2 I have put some rubber<br>| >terminal covers that some surplus dealers have for sale. Names<br>| >of which I cannot think of at this time. But they are out there.<br>| ><br>| >Jim Wiehe<br>| >j.wiehe@sympatico.ca<br>| ><br>| ><br>| >----- Original Message
----- <br>| >From: "Stu" <stuinnh@mvnut.us><br>| >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org><br>| >Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 1:54 PM<br>| >Subject: [MV] Mutt Batteries 6TL<br>| ><br>| ><br>| >I put 2 new dry charge military batteries in my Mutt last summer. While<br>| >Mutt stored for winter they went dead. I put a 12v charger on to one of <br>the<br>| >batteries, and with + cable attached to battery, I am getting sparks from<br>| >the neg terminal when I put on the cable. Should it be doing that?<br>| ><br>| ><br>| ><br>| ><br>| >===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list===<br>| >To unsubscribe, send e-mail to <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org><br>| >To reach a human, contact <ackyle@gmail.com><br>| >Visit the searchable archives at http://www.mil-veh.org/archives/
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