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2ntom

08-06-2004 21:01:15




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Hello, If it can be torn up leave it to me!!!Could there be any chance that I could have damaged my battery charger while trying to use the Electrolysis method of rust removal? Has anybody else had any problems? Could I have done something wrong?




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MikeT

08-07-2004 07:02:56




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to 2ntom, 08-06-2004 21:01:15  
Probably burnt out a diode. Should be able to find a replacement equivalent at Radio Shack.

I use an adjustable fan cooled Variac and can adjust the voltage to achieve a current between 0 and 30 amp. 25 amps is about the most I run. I have two of them. I try to get a current level equivalent to about 100 milliamp per square inch of surface.

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2ntom

08-08-2004 05:23:23




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to MikeT, 08-07-2004 07:02:56  
What's the best way to troubleshoot the battery charger?



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MikeT

08-08-2004 16:14:26




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to 2ntom, 08-08-2004 05:23:23  
Using an ohm meter measure the resistance from one end of a diode to the other end. One way should be pretty high and the other way should be close to 0. (swap leads with the meter cables) If both directions have high resistance, or 0 resistance, then it's bad.

Oh yeah, use an ohm meter that has a moving needle; not the digital kind.

Also, measure the AC voltage on the output side of the transformer. Should be in the order of 13 or 14 volts, maybe more.

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TImW(PA)

08-06-2004 22:18:34




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to 2ntom, 08-06-2004 21:01:15  
Yep I torched a couple of chargers. one was kinda sentimental cause it was my dads that I can remember him haveing since i was a kid. It just sort of personified my dad and him working on cars and stuff. I'm gonna try and rewind that one....But Yeah it seems to pull them pretty hard. I think putting to much electrolyte in the water makes them work harder, kinda like haveing a dead short. Try limiting how much lye (or whatever you're using)you put in the water. Pure water DOES NOT conduct electricity, but the more electrolyte dissolved in it will increase the conductance. So it stands to reason too much would be bad. Haven't had the money to buy a new charger yet so let me know if I'm on the right track. P.S. Had plans to convert an old PC power supply to use but haven't gotten around to that either. Good Luck Tim

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2ntom

08-07-2004 04:18:43




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to TImW(PA), 08-06-2004 22:18:34  
Can it be repaired?



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TimW(PA)

08-08-2004 11:16:12




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to 2ntom, 08-07-2004 04:18:43  
I hope. I think I can rewind the coil if I'm careful unwinding it and countin the turns and stuff. But it may only be the diodes. It has three of those old looking circular alternator diodes in it that I need to figure out how to check.



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souNdguy

08-06-2004 22:34:49




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 Re: DieHard Died in reply to TImW(PA), 08-06-2004 22:18:34  
My deceased father in law was a jewler, and I have an electroplater of his.. big 25 amp job.. should work well for an electrolysis unit.. similar principle as the electroplating.. etc.

Soundguy



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