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profdant139
Explorer II
Jun 13, 2015

Conditioning/"formatting" new batteries: update in 1st post

(UPDATE -- based on advice from you all, I have "freshened" my batteries using the DC charging output on my Honda generator. It is supposed to put out 8 amps, but I measured it at 5, which was perfec...
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jrnymn7
Explorer
Jun 15, 2015
pianotuna wrote:
I would love to have a refractometer type. refractometer SG

jrnymn7 wrote:
You need a proper turkey baster style hydrometer... they work as well as one's eyesight will permit.


That would save me running outside, into the sunlight to see each reading! It says it comes with 11 "pipettes"... I'm guessing they're like dip tubes? And do they need to be replaced often, or simply rinsed clean?

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