"Battery Bill" in Sacramento, CA. made millions ($) when he, (by accident)
found out that a battery dropped two feet then refilled with new
electrolyte will then accept a charge.
Other then that, I have by experience found out that no matter what the
guarantee states a battery will last 35 months.
Mark
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> From: Thomas Howard <thoward@sdcoe.k12.ca.us>
> To: triumphs@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Battery questions
> Date: Monday, October 27, 1997 5:53 PM
>
> At 05:01 PM 10/27/97 -0800, you wrote:
> >
> >I have a battery for my TR4 that has seen better days.
> >
> >The date sticker says Jan 91. It has been sitting for the past 5 years
or
> >so. When I got it, it was dead dead dead; only read 1.3 volts or so.
My
> >automagic charger wouldn't even recognize that it had a battery hooked
up.
> >
> >I got the charger to go by giving the battery a "jump start" with a
> >different battery (small Ni-Cd pack for radio control car) and now the
> >charger is putting 3 amps into the battery (half rated output)
> >
> >Am I flogging a dead horse? (er battery) Can old batteries be revived?
> >
>
> Yes, It can be revived. But it is a lot of trouble. You need to
> (chemically) remove the build-up from the plates inside the battery. If
> it is an old one with caps, you could start with fresh electrolite. Can
be
> had a bigger auto parts.
>
>
>
> Thomas Howard
> 1972 Triumph GT6,
> (& a good bit of USA iron)
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