Bought a jump starter...¿any issues to be aware of?
03-09-2010, 05:59 PM
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Dear Indycam
"Why ? Is it broken ?" Nope. In order to push electrons from the charger to the battery it needs to be at a higher potential or voltage. Of course that's the open circuit voltage.
Bill
"Why ? Is it broken ?" Nope. In order to push electrons from the charger to the battery it needs to be at a higher potential or voltage. Of course that's the open circuit voltage.
Bill
03-09-2010, 06:55 PM
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Dear Indy
"If I ever saw a 12 volt battery charger of mine ever get to 16 volts and I was not in an equalizing mode , I would fix it or dump it ." Not sure how you being in an equalizing mode has anything to do with battery chargers or what that means but it appears your battery chargers are of a different design. Even 16 volts can be detrimental to some electronic components rated at 12 volts especially if a large amount of current is involved. Remember voltage isn't the only thing that can damage electronic devices, current can too. P = V x I
Bill
"If I ever saw a 12 volt battery charger of mine ever get to 16 volts and I was not in an equalizing mode , I would fix it or dump it ." Not sure how you being in an equalizing mode has anything to do with battery chargers or what that means but it appears your battery chargers are of a different design. Even 16 volts can be detrimental to some electronic components rated at 12 volts especially if a large amount of current is involved. Remember voltage isn't the only thing that can damage electronic devices, current can too. P = V x I
Bill
03-09-2010, 07:03 PM
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Its standard practice for good battery health .
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&s...zation&spell=1
03-09-2010, 07:17 PM
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Dear Indy
"You don't know what equalizing is ?" I didn't realize you were talking about the battery. I thought you were refering to yourself and general well being or something, sorry my bad. Are you saying that when you connect a voltmeter to your battery charger (i.e. without it connected to a battery or anything else) the voltage measured is 16 volts? Is you voltmeter set on AC or DC? If it's on DC, try switching it to the AC and measure. Some chargers are just AC rectified outputs.
Bill
"You don't know what equalizing is ?" I didn't realize you were talking about the battery. I thought you were refering to yourself and general well being or something, sorry my bad. Are you saying that when you connect a voltmeter to your battery charger (i.e. without it connected to a battery or anything else) the voltage measured is 16 volts? Is you voltmeter set on AC or DC? If it's on DC, try switching it to the AC and measure. Some chargers are just AC rectified outputs.
Bill
03-09-2010, 08:00 PM
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Nordschleife Master
It sounds like maybe you are interested in learning more about this subject , this book might be worth your time .
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