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 alexh
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:00 PM |
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battery charging
Hey all
The battery on my Kombi is well and truely drained, foolishly i kept the chill boxer tiking over keeping the beer cold while coping with wild and wt
weather and listening to some sounds etc.
So, It failed to start from a jump after a few does so I thought Id get a battery charger. I've splashed out the princly sum of $15 down at kmart and
am now suspecting maybe I got what I paid for. I've pulled the battery out and wired it up, the connection light comes on but the charging lamp is
not doing anything when I turn mains power on.
Is the charger a dud or have I just bought an inadeqaute one for the battery (either way I'm taking it back I guess). Just reading about on the net
I've discovered all sorts about cranking capacities and reserves I hadn't a clue about, but the battery does seem to a big one at 650cca.
What do you reckon?
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alexh
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:05 PM |
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on a related issue, surfing about i've noticed solar powered trickle chargers which seem like a good idea, particularly for kmobi campers. Anyone
using one of these?
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:06 PM |
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i say open the little caps on the battery and check the water levels, they should be just above the plates by 1cm or 2. then hook up the charger and
see if there are any bubbles forming in the cells. if there arent try leaving it for a couple minutes then check again. if you get no bubbles its the
charger.
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:12 PM |
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ok, check for bubbles, sounds good, thanks!
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:14 PM |
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so would that imply that if there are bubbles the charger will do the job, all be it slowly?
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barls
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:14 PM |
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yes mate that should be right let us know how you go mate
[Edited on 21/4/2005 by barls]
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:22 PM |
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well no bubbles. Looks like I'll be back in Kmart tommorow wondering whether to try another one or get something better. Thanks for the help there
barls.
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| posted on April 21st, 2005 at 07:26 PM |
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not a problem mate good luck with it mate
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| posted on April 22nd, 2005 at 02:13 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by alexh
Hey all
The battery on my Kombi is well and truely drained, foolishly i kept the chill boxer tiking over keeping the beer cold while coping with wild and wt
weather and listening to some sounds etc.
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Chalk it up to experience!
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So, It failed to start from a jump after a few does so I thought Id get a battery charger. I've splashed out the princly sum of $15 down at kmart and
am now suspecting maybe I got what I paid for. I've pulled the battery out and wired it up, the connection light comes on but the charging lamp is
not doing anything when I turn mains power on.
Is the charger a dud or have I just bought an inadeqaute one for the battery (either way I'm taking it back I guess). Just reading about on the net
I've discovered all sorts about cranking capacities and reserves I hadn't a clue about, but the battery does seem to a big one at 650cca.
What do you reckon?
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The charger should still work regardless of the size of the battery. It will just take longer for a big battery. Have you checked the battery voltage
without the charger? If it's a long way under 12v you probably need a new battery.
The purpose built solar battery chargers are usually a rip off. I got a 2W panel from Jaycar for $40 and stuck it to the poptop with silastic. Works a
treat. Got about 3 more years out of a battery that was on the way out when I bought the kombi.
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| posted on April 23rd, 2005 at 06:11 PM |
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solar battery chargers - how do you use them? do you just hardwire them to the battery and leave it like that the whole time?
I know car companies use these chargers when shipping new cars (when they wait on the port for several days without starting) and some guys started
buying these chargers for their cars
those who have wired them to the battery said these chargers explode when you start the car, coz they can't handle the current. mnsKombi did you ever
have that problem?
speeding is bad!
relax - god's in charge
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| posted on April 23rd, 2005 at 06:38 PM |
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plug the charger in & just give the pos & neg a quick touch if sparks
then its working or connect neg to battery & scrape pos across top of
pos terminal if sparks its working if you have a dead cell charger wont
work if i remember correctly, too many bubbles means a dead cell too.
make sure terminal connections are good.
wally
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