<VV> batteries shipped dry
Frank DuVal
corvairduval at cox.net
Wed Mar 31 22:28:58 EDT 2010
So where does one buy magnesium sulfate?
Frank DuVal
N2VZD at aol.com wrote:
>when you put the acid in a new battery (emphasize NEW!) , you need to hit
>it fairly hard with a short medium to high current charge for a few minutes
>, not long enough to fry it , but burn oxidation from the plates. i do it
>for about 15 minutes at @45-55 amps , the battery feels warm to the touch.
>then i add @ 1 teaspoon of magnesium sulfate to each cell and trickle charge
>it for a few hours. after an old time battery builder told me that one , i
>got long life out any dry one i had to buy. i warm up any new one i buy
>now. but not hot enough to warp the plates....
>regards, tim colson
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