advent@thuntek.net wrote:
> I agree with Perry, but I must make a correction, with no malice in
> mind. Deep cycle batteries do not have more cracking amps. In fact,
> they have a lot less, the deep cycle will deliver 30 % less current
> aprox, but for a longer period of time. The thing is, the car battery
> are designed to give a lot of amps, but not for long. Car batteries
> will sulfate sooner than a deep cycle battery, too when it sits in the
> truck in need of a charge. The deep cycle will take much more abuse
> all around than a car battery, because it has thicker plates and that
> means more strength. And with than in mind that is why deep cycle
> batteries have less cranking amps, because it has fewer plates. The
> deep cycle is good if you play your stereo a lot without the engine
> running. If you discharge a car a battery to 11 volt 40 times, it will
> kill it! Or leave the battery in a discharged or low charge condition.
> I use Exide 3600's in my solar electric generating system. I think for
> the price they are the best value, even though they might only last
> 3-5 years. The marine style battery is in between the car battery and
> a deep cycle, so they give a little longer cranking amps, but falls
> off before the deep cycle battery, but later than a car battery. Be
> aware that most marine batteries are over rated in my opinion. Surret
> or King (one in the USA and the other in Canada) makes a killer
> battery, but costs around a 100 bucks or more! In 6 or 8 volts. It has
> 3 or 4 cells and can be replaced individually. Also you can crack the
> out housing and it won't leak, that is, because it is really 3 or 4
> separate batteries wired in series in a common container, but each
> cell in it's own container. They are warranted for 10 years and
> usually last longer than that, some have gone 20 years! You get what
> you pay for.
>
> Perry Smith wrote:
>
>> Hi all
>> I had a similar problem with my 58, before you take the truck apart
>> check in
>> side the distributor and look at the internal ground wire. It runs
>> from the
>> Breaker plate to the distributor body usually at the vacum advance
>> slide
>> plate. I did it all plugs, timing, internal and external,(even
>> replaced the
>> timing gear set) wires, you name it. When I went to replace the
>> points I found
>> them burned. The ground wire had come loose and shorted out the
>> points.
>> On the subject of the 6 volt batteries, check out deep cycle 6 volt
>>
>> batteries. They are used extensively in the trucking industry,
>> usally hooked
>> up in a series and parallel, to provide huge cranking amps in 12
>> volts for
>> starting the engines, they are also used in trailers with lift gates
>> hooked up
>> in series to provide good power for the lift gate. Exide is one
>> company that
>> comes to mind.
>>
>> Perry Smith
>> '58 GMC Fleetside
>> Phoenix, Arizona
>>
>> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and
>> 1959
>
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