I would shy away from charging with 12 volts unless you have a volt meter and
make sure you are dumping in no more that 7.2 volts. If the amp rating is low
enough, it might pull the voltage down, but as the battery becomes charged, the
voltage will go up and it will boil away the water. I use 6 volt golf car
batteries in my solar electric system that powers my complete house. And I have
about $10,000 or a little more into it. My inverter/batter charger now costs
$3,500. I have bookoo bucks invested in my batteries and I would NEVER charge
them with anything, but a charger designed for that battery. Remember, batteries
that blow up spew acid everywhere and very will could blind you if you happen to
be looking that way when it goes. Mickey Mouse should never be in the shop or
around your truck. I had a battery blow up in front of me and I hosed myself
down at a gas station in 15º weather with a water hose. My truck no longer
started and I was soaked and no way home. The only way to get worse was to go to
jail.
New Mexico Jim
51 two ton dump
Jim House wrote:
> Dick,
>
> Hi Neighbor.. Did you vote today?
>
> I have asked the same question a few times. For the most part I have
> received the answer from no to go. Most of the time what I wanted to hear
> was go. So I noticed that ALL of the older guys I ask all say OK. However,
> they also told me to just connect to jump, do not crank over 10 seconds and
> disconnect as soon as it is running. I have been following these rules
> without problems.
>
> Also, since I am new to this and only have a 12 volt charger I wondered if
> it was ok to use to charge a 6 volt battery. This time I asked three
> electrical engineers. They all said ok if I use the trickle charger setting
> (2 amps) and do no connect for over 5 - 6 hours. Also I could a heat sink
> (?) that would decimate the voltage - but this cost more money and that is
> something I do not want to part with.
>
> Now, what type of truck do you have? I live in Hollis and am looking for
> ANYONE in New England doing this. I am new to all of this so any help would
> be great! I have a 1946 1/2 ton. I would call it an AD for Art Deco but I
> think on this nail list AD is Advanced Design?
>
> I sure would love to get more input on this (battery) topic.
>
> Jim House
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-oletrucks@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Dick Byrne
> Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 8:31 PM
> To: oletrucks@autox.team.net
> Subject: [oletrucks] Jump starting with a 12 volt
>
> Hi all,
> Can I safely jump start a 6 volt system with a 12 volt battery as long as I
> don't have any 6 volt lights turned on? I have the same question for using
> those all-in-one booster setups that don't require another battery to jump
> from, just connect the attached cables and recharge the unit after it's
> worn down. Thanks.
> Dick Byrne
> Contemporary Homes
> Box 129
> Sunapee, NH 03782
> ph 603 763 5099
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
>
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