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[jburgessx2]

Whoops - forgot to sign that last post. . .

Jerry
85 PT40
Port Hueneme, CA


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "jburgessx2" wrote:
>
> "If you have the original BB chargers they will ruin any battery if left on."
>
> Does this count for full timing as well?
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" wrote:
> >
> > 6 months is close enough in age that I don't think you will have a problem.
> > Also on our older BB it is pretty easy to totally disconnect all batteries.
> > I do not leave our batteries on charge when the BB is stored. I turn the
> > charger on the day before I pick it up for a trip, or once a month if we do
> > not use it for awhile. I have 7+ years on the current Trojans. If you have
> > the original BB chargers they will ruin any battery if left on.
> >
> > - Chuck Wheeler-
> > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 11, 2009 6:15 PM
> > To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Back to batterys
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@
> > yahoogroups.com, "Chuck Wheeler" wrote:
> > >
> > > As a battery ages the internal resistance increases. This resistance
> > > creates heat when there current flowing during charging or discharging and
> > > this heat boils the water out of the electrolyte. This is why you have
> > > charging problems and shorted life in a mixed set of batteries. You want
> > > all batteries in a set the same age and size.
> > >
> > > - Chuck Wheeler-
> > > 1982 FC 31SB Fort Worth TX
> > >
> > >
> > > _____
> > > Well its to bad that I bought two new batterys six months ago and replaced
> > the old ones. Now I'm going down to buy the second set for 100 dollars per
> > battery. I went out today after yesterday filling up the bad batterys with
> > water and today they were down below the plates. So oft to Budget Batterys
> > to spend a little hard earned cash.
> > I hope that this difference in age will not affect the battery life of all
> > of all four as I'm not a cash machine! Anyway got to do what a guy got to
> > do!
> >
> > Jon
> > 1978 Wanderlodge
> > Bremerton Washington
> > > From: WanderlodgeForum@
> > yahoogroups.com
> > > [mailto:WanderlodgeForum@
> > yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Jon
> > > Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 7:32 PM
> > > To: WanderlodgeForum@
> > yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Back to batterys
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Got a real simple question and won't go into much detail.
> > >
> > > I'm going to replace two of my 6 volt batterys in the near future but I
> > was
> > > wondering why this happens?
> > >
> > > About six months ago I replaced two of the four batterys with new ones.
> > The
> > > ones that I replaced would boil out in a few weeks and now the other two
> > did
> > > the same thing. What makes a battery boil out of water when they reach a
> > > certain age. Anybody know????????
> > > Oh yes the two that I replace are just fine.
> > >
> >
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