deve northern sells them for around fifty bucks
Bill 53-3600 hot rod (project again)
Channahon,Ill.
website
www.hotrodstogo.com
Go ahead and take risks....just be sure that everything
will turn out OK.
----- Original Message -----
From: Deve Krehbiel <dkrehbiel@kscable.com>
To: oltrucks <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2000 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] connectivity
> I went to my neighborhood auto parts place and they have never heard of a
> battery tender. I remember vaguely someone saying they had one. Is there a
> web address where one could see the specs on this device? Thanks again!
>
> Deve Krehbiel
> Hesston, Kansas
> 1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
> www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "john dorsey" <jrdorsey@strato.net>
> To: "jls" <jls@seavcom.com>; "oltrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 5:13 PM
> Subject: Re: [oletrucks] connectivity
>
>
> > One thing that will slowly discharge a battery is grease, dirt and
> > moisture between the posts. I did'nt really belive this until an old
> > timer took a digital multimeter and showed me a voltage reading between
> > the neg post and the plastic top of a really dirty battery.
> >
> > On removing the negative first, it's to prevent sparks around the
> > battery. If you take off the positive first (unless it's a early gmc)
> > and you touch the wrench to any surrounding metal you'll get a pretty
> > big spark (voice of experience!). A battery produces Oxygen and Hydrogen
> > (Remember the Hindenburg?) as a result of charging or discharging. If
> > there is enough around and you make a spark there can be acid ALL over.
> >
> > I remember when JC Penny came out with a lifetime sealed battery in the
> > 70's, only problem was: it wasn't a gel cel, it was a normal lead acid
> > battery. I guess they figured by the time the electrolye got low people
> > woould have traded the car or lost the receipt. Well they started
> > blowing up. The electrolyte dropped way below the plate level and caused
> > more outgassing, then under load a plate would short, KaBoom!! I had
> > one blow up on me and when I took it back they put it on this whole pile
> > of returned shattered batteries. Can you say fiasco? They discontinued
> > them shortly.
> >
> > --
> > John Dorsey
> > Wauchula, FL
> > '49 Chevy Panel http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/truck.htm
> > '52 GMC Firetruck http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/fire/fire.htm
> > '51 Chevy suburban http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/burb/
> >
> > jls wrote:
> > >
> > > This brings up an interesting question I've had for years.
> > > Why does the repair manual allways tell you to disconnect the negetive
> > > lead from the battery when making repairs? Is there some reason
> > > disconnecting the negative leads is better than disconnecting the
> > > positive?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > -JLS
> > > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
1959
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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