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6 volt batteries again
bushed - April 20th, 2007 at 01:25 PM

bort a used one supposedly 8 mnths olde...lent it to a dubber
now found it

has no charge and i dont have 6 volt charger
what can i doo to revive it ??

greedy53 - April 20th, 2007 at 08:07 PM

use a 12 volt for 10 min intervals and charge
i through out a verable charger yesterday ain't it the way
there was a 12 to 6-9 vot stepper at tandy or ick smith can't remember
failing get one of those cheep timers and set it to come on and go off at 10-15 min intervalls i have one that runs on a peg system

[ Edited on 20-4-2007 by greedy53 ]

Craig Torrens - April 20th, 2007 at 08:22 PM

buy a 6 volt charger:lol:......................I bought one about 4 months ago for $45.

12volt charger will stuff it.

[ Edited on 20-4-07 by Craig Torrens ]

bushed - April 20th, 2007 at 09:12 PM

thx Craig, any more info as the guy said he took it to Tafe and had nothin left in it so did not charge
can it be revitalised ??

Craig Torrens - April 20th, 2007 at 09:34 PM

depends on how long it has been flat for ?

MickH - April 20th, 2007 at 10:51 PM

tip out the old acid and "hose" out the inside of the battery to remove the buildup on the plates.Replace with new acid (preferably) or scrub the old acid....for arguement sakes just put new acid in,buy a cheap 6 volt charger or give it to T.A.F.E to charge. If you still have the "other" old 6V battery you can connect them together and use the 12V charger,otherwise as Craig said,you will kill it. Have fun..

[ Edited on 20-4-07 by MickH ]

bushed - April 21st, 2007 at 01:46 PM

will try


any 6 volt chargers out there 4 sale

bushed - April 21st, 2007 at 01:48 PM

and thanx all

Craig Torrens - April 21st, 2007 at 03:08 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by bushed
will try


any 6 volt chargers out there 4 sale


there's a franchise group called 'Battery World' down here that sells them, not to sure if they have any stores in QLD.

I bought a great 6v trickle charger for my 60's model, you just plug it in and forget! Fully charged battery every time I take the car out :thumb

pod - April 21st, 2007 at 03:12 PM

you can get the 12v -6v chargers from Supercheap thats where i got mine from

Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag - April 23rd, 2007 at 09:32 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by MickH
tip out the old acid and "hose" out the inside of the battery to remove the buildup on the plates.Replace with new acid (preferably) or scrub the old acid....for arguement sakes just put new acid in,buy a cheap 6 volt charger or give it to T.A.F.E to charge. If you still have the "other" old 6V battery you can connect them together and use the 12V charger,otherwise as Craig said,you will kill it. Have fun..

[ Edited on 20-4-07 by MickH ]


Mick when you say tip out, where you gonna put that old acid? I have a dead battery I would prefer to reuse but dont know what to do with the acid?

MickH - April 23rd, 2007 at 10:10 AM

Tip the acid into a plastic container,filter the lumps/crud out of it with a plastic strainer and put it back in.

Anthiron - April 23rd, 2007 at 10:29 AM

ive seen chargers in super cheap that charge 6 or 12 volts, my fathers got one.

bushed - April 23rd, 2007 at 06:47 PM

does he wanna swap fer a v good 12 ? and a few $$$ Nick

Ich fahre ein Kdf ein Tag - April 25th, 2007 at 04:38 PM

i have a 6v/12v charger which can also act as a 6v power generator.

bushed - April 25th, 2007 at 04:49 PM

tell me more Hugh
and i found anothe wiper mtr and setup compl wid rubber seals


did u get one yett
i guess post woold be about $17

bushed - April 28th, 2007 at 11:15 PM

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