[Shop-talk] alt or battery?

David Scheidt dmscheidt at gmail.com
Tue Aug 21 14:01:09 MDT 2012


On Aug 21, 2012, at 10:46 AM, "Karl Vacek" <kvacek at ameritech.net> wrote:

> That's the old Delco Eye.  It's basically a hydrometer.  I've never seen a
> truly bad battery where the eye was green, though a good battery might not
> have a green eye.  I assume it's a malfunction in the hydrometer - maybe
the
> float sticking?  I suppose it could stick in the "good" position, but I've
> never seen one do that.
> Karl

If there's only one, the cell it's in might be okay, but the five might not
be.


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