Used "C" checklist after purchase?
After buying a used "C" (no final candidates yet as I'm still keeping my eye out), likely on an E-350/E-450 chassis, around 1-5 years old, assuming it was inspected and proven to be in sound mechanica...
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Why changes to the converter?
Converters on older rigs do not usually have fast charge, maintenance charge and sulphation removal features. They tend to 'boil away" electrolyte requiring frequent adding of distilled water to battery cells and/or shortening life of batteries.
I recently installed a Progressive Dynamics PD9245 converter which has modern features and a pendant which lets you know what it is doing. Also installed two 6-volt USA batteries, $99 apiece, equivalent to T-105's. Ten year old batteries may be near the end of their useful life and have bad/sulphated cells.
Converters on older rigs do not usually have fast charge, maintenance charge and sulphation removal features. They tend to 'boil away" electrolyte requiring frequent adding of distilled water to battery cells and/or shortening life of batteries.
I recently installed a Progressive Dynamics PD9245 converter which has modern features and a pendant which lets you know what it is doing. Also installed two 6-volt USA batteries, $99 apiece, equivalent to T-105's. Ten year old batteries may be near the end of their useful life and have bad/sulphated cells.
