Re: sulfated batteries

Posted by JayWalt on November 25, 2006 at 06:20:53 from (24.223.138.48):

In Reply to: sulfated batteries posted by whiskeyriver on November 24, 2006 at 22:32:40:

Batteries are a touchy subject and he science behind them is kinda vague when it comes to maintenane and charging, altho it has really improved over the years. One person says this, another says that, but there is a general consensus on severl things.
One thing to do is check your regulator's cutoff. If the generator is turning on too late, when the battry is really low, it can ruin a battery in a relatively short time from deep dischrging the battery. Storing them over the winter discharged isnt a good idea either, and if you happen to shut the tractor off right before it would have turned the generator on, then it's in its lowest state of charge.
There is alot of variables that can affect batteries, also check the regulators high cutoff as well, overcharging is as hard as deep discharging.
Manly, dont overcharge, dont "undercharge:, Check water levels regularly.

I have read of a dc charger that is supposed to breakup the sulfate on the lead plates by using a certain PWM, pulse width modulation, but I believe that was in a magazine for an electronic project, and I'm not sure how valid it is. How many years are you getting out of a NEW battery?
Consider a deep cycle battery as well.
Any othr info yo can provide us with would be nice, such as long between running, type of battery (brand), what the weather is like there, whether its stored outside and so on...

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