Posted by Texasmark1 on January 08, 2015 at 13:01:33 from (99.197.214.247):
Down "heah" where it's nice and cozy, it was 15F this am and had to move some hay. My 2007 65 hp diesel had the glow plugs doing their thing and when the light went out I hit the starter and it just grunted and all that. I had moved hay just a couple of days before and it ran for over half an hour so battery should have had a good charge.
After recharging the battery, from the cranking with no results, and putting a propane 30k BTU heater pointed at the little sucker with a 10 A battery charger (biggest I have) down to about 9A, after about half an hour it lit right off.
So, since the battery is an Atlas BX 110BL made in Korea and installed in '07 where and when the tractor was made, I looked up their specs and seems this is a pretty well engineered battery for long life and heavy duty service.
Ok fine. I finished my work and with the battery fully charged, I hooked up my trusty HF load checker. Initial voltage on the meter was 12.75 which is a good number for full charge where I Iive at STP. I cranked up the amps and since my starter is a reduction gear type like Chrysler used for many years, I stopped at 300 amperes. Terminal voltage was 10v under that load.
"Whadda ya think?" Think the battery is ok? I do. If it would have held 10 at 200 I would have been satisfied.
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