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Re: [oletrucks] Jump starting with a 12 volt

To: Jim House <jhouse@ccsolution.com>
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] Jump starting with a 12 volt
From: Grant Galbraith <trks@javanet.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2000 08:03:38 -0500

Jim House wrote:

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> Also, since I am new to this and only have a 12 volt charger I wondered if
> it was ok to use to charge a 6 volt battery.  This time I asked three
> electrical engineers. They all said ok if I use the trickle charger setting
> (2 amps) and do no connect for over 5 - 6 hours.  Also I could a heat sink
> (?) that would decimate the voltage - but this cost more money and that is
> something I do not want to part with.
>

What is do to charge my 6 volt battery with a 12 vot charger is to hook up a
second 6 votler I got a the dump  in series making the two in effect a 12 volt
battery. The dump battery is tired but still works for this purpose.

Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150

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