I went to my neighborhood auto parts place and they have never heard of a
battery tender. I remember vaguely someone saying they had one. Is there a
web address where one could see the specs on this device? Thanks again!
Deve Krehbiel
Hesston, Kansas
1950 3100 * 1949 3600 * 1948 4400 * 50 3100
www.speedprint.com/Deves50/index.html
----- Original Message -----
From: "john dorsey" <jrdorsey@strato.net>
To: "jls" <jls@seavcom.com>; "oltrucks" <oletrucks@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, December 18, 2000 5:13 PM
Subject: Re: [oletrucks] connectivity
> One thing that will slowly discharge a battery is grease, dirt and
> moisture between the posts. I did'nt really belive this until an old
> timer took a digital multimeter and showed me a voltage reading between
> the neg post and the plastic top of a really dirty battery.
>
> On removing the negative first, it's to prevent sparks around the
> battery. If you take off the positive first (unless it's a early gmc)
> and you touch the wrench to any surrounding metal you'll get a pretty
> big spark (voice of experience!). A battery produces Oxygen and Hydrogen
> (Remember the Hindenburg?) as a result of charging or discharging. If
> there is enough around and you make a spark there can be acid ALL over.
>
> I remember when JC Penny came out with a lifetime sealed battery in the
> 70's, only problem was: it wasn't a gel cel, it was a normal lead acid
> battery. I guess they figured by the time the electrolye got low people
> woould have traded the car or lost the receipt. Well they started
> blowing up. The electrolyte dropped way below the plate level and caused
> more outgassing, then under load a plate would short, KaBoom!! I had
> one blow up on me and when I took it back they put it on this whole pile
> of returned shattered batteries. Can you say fiasco? They discontinued
> them shortly.
>
> --
> John Dorsey
> Wauchula, FL
> '49 Chevy Panel http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/truck.htm
> '52 GMC Firetruck http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/fire/fire.htm
> '51 Chevy suburban http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/burb/
>
> jls wrote:
> >
> > This brings up an interesting question I've had for years.
> > Why does the repair manual allways tell you to disconnect the negetive
> > lead from the battery when making repairs? Is there some reason
> > disconnecting the negative leads is better than disconnecting the
> > positive?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > -JLS
> > oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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