From: Glen Closson (glen_closson@earthlink.net)
Date: Wed Mar 08 2006 - 17:57:04 PST
I had to travel to three separate auto part stores to get enough electrolyte
Regards,
Glen
"Chance favors the prepared mind." ~ Louis Pasteur
-----Original Message-----
Most farm supply stores also carry the electrolyte in the cardboard boxes
David Bryant
--- On Wed 03/08, Arthur Bloom < m35prod@optonline.net > wrote:
You need to put in acid. It usually is available at the store where you
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to fill my two 2HNs. The people in the stores were suspicious why I would
need so much. I tried to explain, but they didn't buy it.
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Of David Bryant
Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2006 5:15 PM
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Subject: Re: [MV] Mutt Batteries 6TL
with plastic bags inside. That's where I got my new electrolyte when I
treated my 6TLs with EDTA. It's been almost three years and they're still
performing OK.
1953 Dodge M-37
1965 Kaiser Jeep M-51A2
1967 Kaiser Jeep M-54A2
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
<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:
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>| electrolyte. 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. i.e. 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
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