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• NVC Small battery question
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:13:07 -0500
  ...I popped the caps and the electrolyte was very low in all the cells. The plates looked pretty clean so I bought some battery...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 20 Dec 2013 22:31:08 -0800
  ...These days, the problem of car battery electrolyte seepage and migration has been all but eliminated. Says battery manufacturer Yuasa <http://www.yuasabatteries.com...
• Re: Tantalum capacitors to stop blinking temp LED
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Mon, 28 Sep 2009 16:07:42 -0700
  ...Since the tantalums don't contain wet electrolyte they > don't mind either heat or cold as much as aluminums. Here's one that...
• Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 10:05:26 -0700
  ...The light-sensor combination is sensitive to electrolyte/ion concentration. Pure distilled water would make the light come on. There exist some amount of...
• How to Select the Right Battery (long)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sun, 17 Aug 97 22:32:12 CDT
  ...The specific gravity of the electrolyte increases during charging because sulphuric acid is being formed and is replacing water in the electrolyte. A battery...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:04:16 -0500
  ...Sometimes one plate, sometimes two. > > > These can be pried off to check the level of the electrolyte in each cell. > > > But my understanding is...
• Re: Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 15:29:39 -0700
  ...Flooded batteries need to be charged to off gas > the break sulphation and stir the electrolyte. AGM doesn�t have the mixing > need and...
• Re: Van Dies while in motion
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 21 Dec 2013 08:08:13 -0600
  ...and > the vent systems. > > These days, the problem of car battery electrolyte seepage and migration > has been all but eliminated. Says battery manufacturer Yuasa...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Wed, 8 Aug 2001 20:03:11 -0700
  Matthew -- you're the chemistry dude, What's you chemistry cut on bi-metallic corrosion, electrolyte, zinc, time, and what ever.... Jere 90 GL...
• Re: General Question On Battery Venting
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:58:03 -0500
  ...Sometimes one plate, sometimes two. > > These can be pried off to check the level of the electrolyte in each cell. > > But my understanding is...
• battry FYI
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Stevens
  Tue, 18 May 2004 10:21:24 -0400
  ...http://www.boatelectric.com/surrette.htm##503 -Maintenance Free or Gelled Electrolyte Batteries #504 - http://www.boatelectric.com/surrette.htm##504 - Marine Battery Design...
• Re: NVC Small battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 16:33:28 -0600
  ...I suggest invest under $ 3 in a battery electrolyte tester device. little squease bulb thing. what you likely will find is some of the...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 09:58:57 -0800
  ...It happens when the electrolyte gets below the grids and a spark is generated inside the battery, usually during charging or jumping. The Hydrogen...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 9 Aug 2009 19:54:14 -0700
  ...was good. Tension was good > Checked the Batt. It was good. electrolyte up to marks. Charged battery > - it was low after running without Alt...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:42:40 -0700
  ...number of volts�. > > Strange though, I would expect some loss of electrolyte under these elevated > ambient temps? Batteries are weird sometimes�. Battery Voodoo! > > Cool...
• Re: Battery Recharging Question
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:59:04 -0700
  ...http://www.uuhome.de/william.darden//index.htm You should also get a tester to check the specific gravity of the electrolyte. Jerry ----- Original...
• Re: Storing Van outside over winter???
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 01:27:34 EST
  ...Check > electrolyte level if applicable. Reduced charge can also lead to > freezing. So on the battery side, there is no need to remove the...
• batteries: some more general info ...
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Mon, 02 May 94 16:32:24 CDT
  ...Where ordinary "wet-cell" batteries require monthly checks of electrolyte levels, the gel-cells are sealed, using an electrolyte that is jellied with nothing...
• Re: Battery Purchases
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 14:36:32 EDT
  ...up gases from escaping and probably would > > > crack the case, allowing electrolyte to escape, essentially destroying the battery... > > > > > > Jack > > > jackr@starfleet.scs.ag.gov...
• Re: Deep Cycle batteries
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 17 Nov 2001 08:21:50 -0800
  ...The starting battery will accept a faster charge than the deep cycle because of the availability of plate material surface to the electrolyte. (that...
• Re: Auxilliary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Phil Zimmerman
  Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:09:46 -0700
  ...Strange though, I would expect some loss of electrolyte under these elevated ambient temps? Batteries are weird sometimes�. Battery Voodoo! Cool idea for voltage...
• Re: Battery size to fit under bench seat?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 13:52:36 -0400
  ...Conventional flooded batteries will provide the longest life under most conditions and the electrolyte can be topped up. Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Elliott...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - Luke Bakken
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 08:29:39 -0700
  ...They impress a current of IIRC > about 100 ma / m^2 through the electrolyte into the protected surface. So > if you're planning on...
• Re: The drama continues -> Both low beams burnt out at same time?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 20 Oct 2008 11:10:26 -0400
  ...They impress a current of IIRC about 100 ma / m^2 through the electrolyte into the protected surface. So if you're planning on...
• battery types (article)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 1995 10:46:35 -0400
  ...They are small and have a >jellied electrolyte. The case is sealed. The jellied electrolyte >allows the use of this battery in any orientation...
• Re: Alternator Light Just Came On
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 10 Aug 2009 20:14:05 -0500
  ...was good. Tension was good > Checked the Batt. It was good. electrolyte up to marks. Charged battery > - it was low after running without Alt...
• Re: My Vanagon's blinking coolant light problem vs other peoples'---it all blends together
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 12 Dec 2014 16:12:41 -0800
  ...There are other types of micro capacitors that do not use a wet electrolyte though, like ceramic and Tantalum capacitors. They don't "leak...
• Re: Charging battery and life of gas
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 13:26:48 -0800
  ...grunt to push the voltage on the battery up to an electrolyte-boiling level, the ecu won't be bothered by the charging voltage...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:48:26 PDT
  ...done correctly: > 3.1) The recipiant battery needs to have correct electrolyte level, > be clean, well connected, etc. > 3.2) Connect negative to negative...
• Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...
  Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
  Sun, 12 Sep 2004 13:42:26 -0700
  ...alt? See above... >No mention of load testing the battery, or electrolyte levels. NEW battery...assumed to be fully charged. Do YOU load test...
• Re: Main starter battery
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Oct 2002 11:50:27 -0500
  ...Prep for winter always included checking and adjusting as necessary the specific gravity of the electrolyte in the battery. Next came a load test...
• Re: NVC Small battery question
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 19:06:04 -0500
  ...I suggest invest under $ 3 in a battery electrolyte tester device. little squease bulb thing. what you likely will find is some of the...
• Re: Wet electrics - nostart!
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Wed, 6 Nov 2002 20:19:32 -0000
  ...it repackaging and > profit making?) > > Also, while at the battery, check electrolyte and whether the case is > cracked. > > Alistair > > > on 6/11/02 4...
• Battery/Alternator/Regulator
  Historical mailing list - Jon B. Kanas
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 11:44:38 -0600
  ...You should make it a habit to check the electrolyte level in the battery regularly, like when you change the oil while you are...
• Re: NVC Small battery question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:28:10 -0600
  ...I popped the caps and the electrolyte was very low in all the cells. The plates looked pretty clean so I bought some battery...
• Re: New Head Gasket Stud Kit From Raceware
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Nov 1995 09:31:40 -0400
  ...The local concentrations of electrolytes cause galvanic corrosion cells to be set up, leading to pitting. A real fix to this problem would be...
• Re: Electronic Rust Protection?
  Historical mailing list - Paul Cavanaugh
  Thu, 9 Aug 2001 22:39:23 -0400
  ...In >the case of the ship the ocean is the electrolyte and completes the circuit >between anode and cathode even if they are seperated...
• Re: Vanagon alternator too weak for Optimas.
  Historical mailing list - Steve W
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 13:32:38 -0700
  ...Also, when a battery is fully charged or charged to fast the extra current can boil off the electrolyte and give off hydrogen gas...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:01:41 -0800
  ...I can charge my 7.5 AH Honda 70 battery without boiling the electrolyte. I can test a starter motor on the bench. (Which...
• Re: How do you tell how much juice a battery has/?
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Tue, 26 Jan 2010 12:09:40 -0800
  specific gravity of the electrolyte at a particular temperature will give you what you seek wont work for sealed batteries though On Tue, Jan...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 13:19:08 -0700
  ...The starting battery has porous plates so the maximum electrolyte to plate contact is available for high current applications. The plate surface per cell...
• Re: 2nd battery...an alternative??
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 5 Apr 1999 19:37:42 -0400
  ...West Marine http://www.westmarine.com has a selection, as well as gelled-electrolyte deep-cycle batteries (for something under $300 each as I...
• Re: Battery Recharging Question - Resolved - Bought a new battery
  Historical mailing list - robertmstewart
  Sat, 7 Jan 2006 18:12:52 -0500
  ...also get a tester to check the specific gravity of the electrolyte. > Jerry > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "robertmstewart" <robertmstewart@MAC.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON...
• Re: van won't go
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Jan 2006 09:34:42 -0500
  ...As a battery dischrges, the electrolyte, (acid) is consumed and acutally becomes water, which will freeze and do internal damage to the plates. When...
• Re: Alternators and batteries-Optima
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 25 Sep 2006 17:55:55 +0000
  ...Basically, if the battery heats up enough to vent, electrolyte is permanantley lost. Another problem with high output alternators is that they actually put...
• Re: Crazy Coolant Light Question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Wed, 21 Aug 2002 13:39:11 -0500
  ...The > light-sensor combination is sensitive to > electrolyte/ion concentration. Pure distilled water > would make the light come on. There exist some > amount of...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 31 Mar 2018 12:15:05 -0400
  ...Not like a bomb but electrolyte everywhere. As for the 2nd batter it really depends on the method of isolation-control. But really if...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:37:54 -0700
  ...chimes in with stray current problems in marinas, I understand their can be funny things going on with electrolytes, dissimilar metals, relative sizes of...
• Re: Cooling System failure Prevention Idea.
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Mon, 8 Dec 1997 11:23:56 -0400
  ...All you need is an electrolyte (like antifreeze) and you >have a battery which would cause crazy corrosion. We learned about this in >aircraft...
• Re: Westy battery charger
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Sun, 11 Jan 2015 14:38:33 -0500
  ...It happens when the electrolyte gets below > the grids and a spark is generated inside the battery, usually during > charging or jumping. The Hydrogen...
• Re: Subject: Re: Want to paint camper roof
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 15 May 2002 08:25:51 -0700
  ...Splashed by an electrolyte (water) and contaminated with oil, grime, a region around the weld and paint interface will rust. Stainless is funny stuff...
• Flooded Cell Deep Cycle Battery De-sulphation. Risky?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 23 Jul 2013 11:13:24 -0700
  ...any soft sulphate, carries a lot of inherent risk. (i.e. electrolyte boil over or worse) From reading elsewhere, AFAIK, this mode likely uses...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 11:57:33 MDT
  > 3) A proper jump means several things, done correctly: > 3.1) The recipiant battery needs to have correct electrolyte level, > be clean, well connected...
• Re: Battery Removal
  Historical mailing list - D&J
  Wed, 16 Oct 1996 20:25:22 -0600 (MDT)
  ...Needless to say, I had a very surprised look on my face as electrolyte (sulphuric acid) started leaking through the hole and burning a...
• Re: Best battery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:08:07 -0500
  ...The keep a battery floated at some voltage which will drive out the electrolyte and corrode the positive plates. You really need a smart...
• Re: NVC Small battery question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 13:32:46 -0600
  ...applied, > even a 12V lightbulb. > > I popped the caps and the electrolyte was very low in all the cells. The > plates looked pretty clean...
• Re: Sure Power 1315 question > monitoring battery
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Wed, 13 Feb 2008 08:17:51 -0800
  ...the electrolyte in question is also called "battery acid" -- I'm know I'm too spastic to be trusted around that stuff. ============ * I've...
• Re: Costco Group 47 - cheap aux battery option
  Historical mailing list - John C...
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 20:38:51 +0000
  ...of time. > > The starting battery has porous plates so the maximum electrolyte to > plate contact is available for high current applications. The plate > surface...
• Deep Cycle Batteries
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 29 Jul 2007 11:36:37 -0400
  ...Temperature changes can cause the vents to weep and once the electrolyte is lost it can not be replaced. Most cell failures are the...
• Re: Starters and batteries
  Historical mailing list - Karl Ploessl
  Sun, 1 Apr 2018 19:06:58 -0400
  ...Not like a > bomb but electrolyte everywhere. As for the 2nd batter it really depends on > the method of isolation-control. But really if...