Re: (ET) Trouble with battreis, speed control, and mower???

["D. Russell Graves" <russell239 juno com>]

Battery load testers should be close to battery load test.
Such that a 105 minute battery is supposed to do 75 amps for 105 minutes.
So a 25 amp load tester will not show up some dead batteries.
I use a 125 amp tester and have a couple of 100 amp load testers.
I do have a harbor freight tester/or rather just volt meter with medium
duty clamp on clips.
I use it for toy Gel Cell batteries!  ie 7 AH, and 17 AH ,12 volters.
I use some old batteries that are dead  for tractor/EV use on my
inverter.
It still will do 20 amps or more for many hours but wont run a garden
tractor.
Mostly my tractor does very low amps with a 1205-211 Curtis PWM.
russell

On Wed, 26 Jul 2000 09:28:26 -0400 "Jim (Cape Cod USA)"
<fiskfarm mediaone net> writes:
> Hi Garnet and all,
> Lots of great advice. One more item of help I don't think I see 
> listed
> is a battery load tester. I have used the Harbor Freight model at 
> 30.00
> for about 2 years and it is great. Picks out the problem battery in 
> a
> heartbeat. It is on sale now for only $20.00 at
> www.harborfreight.com
> item #06317-9NNH
> I am thinking of getting a spare at that price. The other guys get 
> at
> least twice that and more. These guys have the best prices on
> everything. Got one of those magnetic fuel conditioner gadgets from 
> them
> at 10.00 and I swear I went from 450 miles on a tank to almost 550 
> miles
> per tank on my Dodge 318 work van. I was as surprised as anyone. I 
> got
> it as a joke. Not a joke at all. I am getting one for each of our
> vehicles and the 350 boat engine as well. Anyone else experience the
> same results? I can't find one in their current sale flyers but I 
> know
> that's where I got it. I see them listed at $40.00 elsewhere.
> 
> Jim
> 
> http://people.ne.mediaone.net/fiskfarm/GE-Wheelhorse.Elec-Trak.html

D. Russell Graves,<A href="mailto:russell239 aol com">Russell239</A>
jeGra Research
1984 Chevrolet S-10
GE   E-16 with 125 minute batteries
GE   E-20  stock using relays

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