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Subject: Re: TWL: Re: Battery Conditioners
From: Captain Al Pilvinis (yourcaptain@XXX.XXX)
Date: Sun Apr 01 2001 - 21:57:15 EDT
It seems to desulphate all batteries tied in parallel.
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>The unit can keep 4 batteries up, but it will only pulse ONE at a time.
>This is the problem with ALL pulsing units - they
>will pulse only one unit at a time. Even the large military units
>will only work with one battery. The same goes for 2 6-volt
>Golf Cart batteries - for some reason, the copper wire connecting the two
>batteries together will not allow the unit to pulse both batteries at once?
>
>So, every few weeks I am going to disconnect (easy because I use flag
>terminal posts) the batteries and connect them to the pulse units.
>No water loss, polished plates, and at least doubling the life of the
>batteries
>is good incentive.
>
>My boat has a "booster" battery in the bow for the windlass
>and this battery just sits there sulphating away with a normal
>charger. So, one BatteryMINDer will be connected to it at all times
>for a factory fresh battery. Also, no gassing (13.03 volts) under the
>forward bunk
>where unfortunately the battery lives.
>
>>How long does it take to bring a battery back?
>
>It takes about 2+ weeks with the little BatteryMINDer. The big Pulse
>Tech units claim from 48 to 72 hours! The big units are still very
>expensive
>so I can wait several weeks to bring the battery back. I am going
>to buy several more BM and just leave them on and forget them as they
>will not overcharge or over-pulse the battery. Much safer then equalizing
>and the plate material does not shed as it does with equalizing.
>
>The batteries like a good load on them after pulsing and then they will
>accept a healthy bulk charge from the alternator or the boat's battery
>charger.
>
>Ben Lewis' post says that he is working on building a pulsing unit. He is
>correct
>is stating that we can buy a unit for almost the same cost as building one.
>
>We need to have one of the electric gurus take the plans and
>scale them up so that we can pulse in less time.
>
>http://www.homepower.com/download2.htm has the free plans for a
>mid-sized unit. We need a more powerful unit like the large Pulse Tech
>units. Anyone out there that can scale up the pulser circiut so that we can
>polish a big bank all at once?
>
>Brian Hall
>CHB 45 "Any Sea"
>Baltimore
>
>
>
Captain Al Pilvinis
"M/V Driftwood"--Prairie 47
2630 N.E. 41st Street
Lighthouse Point, Fl 33064-8064
Voice 954-941-2556 Fax 954 788-2666
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