Hi guys-
Well, I now have the title to my converted '84 S10, and it should be
delivered in a week or two. I'm totally stoked.
But now my thoughts have turned to the near-dead battery pack, its
eventual replacement, and what if anything I can do to improve things in
the meantime.
The pack was 24 US-145 6v flooded golf cart batteries, but is now 22 of
them, as two are toast and were removed from the string by the previous
owner (he still included them so I can exchange the cores). The
remaining batts have somewhat less than half their original capacity it
seems; he says current range is around 15-20mi, down from the original
50-55 or so.
So then I start running across these "desulfator" devices. Do these
things work? A lot of people seem to think so. I have just started
reading the chemistry stuff, and I'm not sure whether I grok it or not,
so I just figured I'd ask. Also, I'd be interested to know what
brands/models people have used and their specific experiences. And
finally, has anybody built their own desulfator, like this:
http://www.shaka.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm ?? It doesn't look like too
complicated a circuit, and if it'll work well I think it's the way I'd
like to go.
Thanks in advance...
Hunter
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Well, I now have the title to my converted '84 S10, and it should be
delivered in a week or two. I'm totally stoked.
But now my thoughts have turned to the near-dead battery pack, its
eventual replacement, and what if anything I can do to improve things in
the meantime.
The pack was 24 US-145 6v flooded golf cart batteries, but is now 22 of
them, as two are toast and were removed from the string by the previous
owner (he still included them so I can exchange the cores). The
remaining batts have somewhat less than half their original capacity it
seems; he says current range is around 15-20mi, down from the original
50-55 or so.
So then I start running across these "desulfator" devices. Do these
things work? A lot of people seem to think so. I have just started
reading the chemistry stuff, and I'm not sure whether I grok it or not,
so I just figured I'd ask. Also, I'd be interested to know what
brands/models people have used and their specific experiences. And
finally, has anybody built their own desulfator, like this:
http://www.shaka.com/~kalepa/desulf.htm ?? It doesn't look like too
complicated a circuit, and if it'll work well I think it's the way I'd
like to go.
Thanks in advance...
Hunter
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