[dazmond]

smithie ive got a lion car battery im using at the moment and it reads 13.2 when fully charged on my digi flowcontroller.is this ok for now?

cheers


dazmond

[richard jagger]

Yes its spot on fully charged it will service your pump needs untill it drops to 9 volt.

[Spruce]

I fitted a smart split charger and week ago and can see the difference.The problem with smart charger if used to often will force the water out of the battery and a dry battery with not perform well/ Daz take the paper stuck over the lids of the battery end you look if they are convected or concave.This can tell you what ihttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2JIzSxqWidss wrong with a battery. All a smart charger is a charger able to force a higher volts into the battery at short bursts.This will de-de sulphates the battery.As a small sideline business recondition rechargeable tool batteries E G drills.I have also removed the ni cad batteries for all my battery tools and fitted them with LI ion which are far better.I am thinking of building Li ion for my pump.Wich if bought would cost a grand. They already have them for a bikes, but 6v and one could joint 2 up to make 12 volt.
They Li ion batteries are far better a lead acid will only allow YOU access 33%of of the power in the battery. The lead acid will charge +- 12,3 volt and will cut out at about 9.6 volt left in the battery. Li ion will allow you all the a/h at full tilt.I hope this will clear up some myths about 12 volt batteries.

Everytime I read a post like this I smile as Smithie is a true South African. Everything can be stripped, repaired or made better. One of the reasons why we at Bosch were the largest buyer of Bosch Power Tool spare parts "in the world" (said the Jeremy Clarkson way) 20 years ago.

[Spruce]

The leisure battery on my trailer didn't last long. I always presumed that it was because it was exposed to the elements.

Since I've had the van my first leisure battery lasted over 3 years and this battery that replaced it is now nearly 3 years old. I found when the first battery failed, it showed a full voltage reading on the voltmeter, but had no capacity as it appears with yours.

On my son's van I wired in a change over switch so if his battery went flat he could swop over to the van's battery for the rest of the day. I did this because of the trailer experience, but he has never had to use this. We did his van in 2007 and he also on his second leisure battery.

Maybe the reason why they have lasted is that the last batch were each ordered especially by our local motor factors from Numax for us as they don't carry leisure batteries in stock and so would be 'fresh'.

A local cleaner alternates his batteries, 1 is a leisure battery and the other is a car battery. Both od these batteries has served him well.

It may also be a idea to raise the battery off the van's floor by putting a piece of thick rubber matting or wood under it. Cold is a killer of batteries.

[richard jagger]

You are quite right Spruce cold is a killer on most batteries.I have read so much on here about batteries been killed by the by there owner who have no idea what they are working  to with .When I became a window cleaner I researched every piece of equipment I have to get the most out of it. My van battery is raised off the floor. Let what and see the response to this information.I bet very little will even respond. I would like to see how many charge the leisure placed on there garage floor.
    Repairing everything in South Africa which became  en more entrenched after sanctions were applied in many ways made South Africa a more inventive Nation. There is not chuck away society in S A consumerism buying there. So often you will find a black South African stuck next to the road with a broken down engine of an mini bus taxi with the engine out repairing its.
    Maybe we need sanctions here to change our spoilt ways. Our economy would correct it self in one year.
     I do quite a bit of home maintenance because I repair most jobs without parts.
I get peed of when I am told on here so often that I am not correct in my advice, yet I know I am experiencing that I am correct as I research every problem I dont know anything about. I dont understand coming on here as the first stop and not there last resort.I had read every page of this archived pages on this forum before I became  window cleaner. I bet there is not many who could make that claim .Some ties this forum should change its name ti Nanny forum.
       So often chaps come on here and ask advice and get opinions which is worthless information which lead to a expensive  mistake. Now if you know nothing about anything about the subject how the hell do you discern the truth to tackle your problem which makes this forum worthless as a place of good advice. To be creditable all you need is a BMW on your website or speak to big success  lines. To all new to CIU need to understand this valuable fact.
       I for one only take advice from a small handful  of chaps on here and only as a last resort. But when those few respected ones write I am all ears. I think 90% of all thats on here is absolute cra   p.

[richard jagger]

I guess this above remark will be  a fine example of how to" LOOSE FRIENDS AND Not INFLUANCE PEOPLE. But hay,rules are there to be broken and I have always been a rule breaker because I can. Its always paid me more to do it.Yet am no rebel just someone who pushes the envelope a bit. My biggest aim on this forum is to be hopefully one day be a credible member of this forum.