Lead Acid Battery - 2 Cells No Float
So I picked up a new (to me) rig from family last weekend. It had been sitting at the BIL's place for several years. He started it occasionally, but never kept it plugged in. 2 of the 3 group 29,...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Polypropylene holds heat. Your lead is telling the truth. If the weak sister cells fall on their butt again it's time to start shopping.
This morning one post was 55 and the other 54F. Learn something new every day... if you're hangin' out here. Would have been interesting to have measured the posts when the charge was still on and the case was so hot. I'm betting they would have been quite a bit hotter, but I'm not willing to make another attempt just to find out.
And yeah... that temperature increase occurred at about 14.9V... on a cool spring evening. So for 90 bucks, I've made the decision to use it to erase my core charge.
Thanks, old bean.
