- 281. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 13:55:46 EDT
- Not all battery charges are regulated. Certainly not the cheap ones. Those will put out more than 14.6 volts and will overcharge a battery. But any charger that regulates to 14.6 (or preferably 14.25
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01898.html (9,186 bytes)
- 282. Re: Heater valve (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:00:09 EDT
- Are we talking about a TR6? If so the steel cover was plated to a gold-ish color that has a rust resistant property. This remains like this for about a year and then starts to cloud up and then you g
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01899.html (7,384 bytes)
- 283. Re: TR3 Overdrive Switch - Up or Down? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:01:47 EDT
- We yanks seem to do everything backwards, don't we? Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01901.html (8,726 bytes)
- 284. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:04:45 EDT
- And an ordinary battery charger will exceed 14.6 volts on a fully charged battery. Actually, the value I've heard is 14.25. You can apply 14.25 volts to an automotive battery indefinitely without har
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01902.html (8,765 bytes)
- 285. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:57:01 EDT
- There are chargers that use a three step charge cycle more or less covered in this text. The first step is a constant current charge which produces the fastest recharge within the capabilities of the
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01953.html (10,407 bytes)
- 286. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 09:59:22 EDT
- The better ones have full wave rectification. The cheaper ones have half wave. A single diode is less expensive than two (or four). Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01954.html (8,733 bytes)
- 287. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:03:33 EDT
- Sorry to hear that. There are two charger companies we use with three step chargers and the chargers are way less than $250 - $300. So is a pair of group 8U batteries. Who was selling you those? Oh w
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01956.html (8,912 bytes)
- 288. Re: trickle charge optima battery (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 10:13:18 EDT
- Quite the contrary, the major concern about fast charging a lead-acid battery is the breakdown of water into oxygen and hydrogen. On the road these gasses will be swept away by the breeze passing thr
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01958.html (9,101 bytes)
- 289. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:00:11 EDT
- May be so. The last one I took apart had half wave but it was old. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01966.html (8,893 bytes)
- 290. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:21:10 EDT
- I doubt that. They were specially designed for this application. They can only put out half an amp so they can't do much damage very fast. You can put one on and let it run for a few hours and then m
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01976.html (8,303 bytes)
- 291. Re: Used tonneau (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 13:34:55 EDT
- Depends on how much you are going to pay for this tonneau. At some point the snap locations solidified and you can buy tops and tonneaux with the snaps already installed. This may have happened by th
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01978.html (8,539 bytes)
- 292. Re: Battery Charge Time? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:44:34 EDT
- I've never used it on a completely dead battery but the radio in the TR6 will deplete the charge significantly in only a month. The maintainer recharged it nicely although it took it a few days. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg01986.html (7,744 bytes)
- 293. Re: Fuel tank felt (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 13:48:26 EDT
- I've been told that woll has the unique property of wicking water away from the body (in cloathing applications) whereas cotton wicks it to the body. Maybe it's an old wive's tale but if it is so wol
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02040.html (8,108 bytes)
- 294. Re: Emission Control Information (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:03:07 EDT
- This means disconnect the large hose. Then plug the line to the exhaust manifold so that exhaust gas will not back up into the system that is not designed for those temperatures. Then you adjust the
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02041.html (7,718 bytes)
- 295. Re: A little help?? (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:19:31 EDT
- Have you checked the gap on these new plugs? The book calls for .025 and my experience says it should be .025. .Even 035 can cause problems. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02045.html (7,869 bytes)
- 296. Re: Fuel tank felt (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 14:24:50 EDT
- I've seen some pretty big wet sheep. They must have been really big when dry! ;-) Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02047.html (8,230 bytes)
- 297. Re: Fuel tank felt (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2005 17:45:37 EDT
- I'm still trying to figure out why they all seem to shrink every spring. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02050.html (8,468 bytes)
- 298. Re: Fuel tank felt (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:31:52 EDT
- Also note the ignorance we have on the subject. Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02063.html (8,312 bytes)
- 299. Re: Exhaust and Brake Lines for a TR4A (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:39:19 EDT
- I've used Classic tube for some brake lines for the TR3. What I bought were Stainless and fit perfectly. http://www.classictube.com/products.asp Dave
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02064.html (7,462 bytes)
- 300. Re: getting the cart before the horse, no lbc (score: 1)
- Author: Dave1massey@cs.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2005 05:48:11 EDT
- There are a couple of possible reasons: 1) the original was rejected by your ISP for some reason 2) you deleted it without remembering the content or subject 3) the original post went to another list
- /html/triumphs/2005-09/msg02065.html (8,513 bytes)
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