Ulrich64
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Can this method be applied to 240v AC supply
I've read thru this thread a couple of times, and it makes sense to me. I bought an old golf cart at an estate auction, and discovered that the thing had set in the barn for several years. I tried several different things that I read on the internet, including adding the edta. Only had one out of the 6 that held any charge at all, and it wasn't much. So I built the ckt, and hooked it up to one of the 6 volt golf cart batteries today. I did add a fuse in line, and used 2 keyless ceramic sockets wired in parallel, and added a double pole switch, so that both sides of the line are isolated when power is turned off. I put the battery in a plastic tote w/lid outside put on the lid, plugged in the ckt, stood back and turned on the switch. I have one 100watt bulb installed, and it came on rather dimly, but in a few minutes is quite bright. I'll keep everybody posted as to what the outcome is. I do have a question for Etpilot: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN TO DISCONNECT THE CKT?
I have a brand new load tester, still in the box (HF I'm afraid) but looks like it was designed for 12v batteries. I'll try it and see if I can extrapolate. I don't see where anyone has used this setup on 6v batteries. Right now, the single 100w bulb looks like about a 40w. Will it get brighter as it charges? I'm not real sure what is happening here. As you add more light bulbs in parallel, the resistance goes down: Rt=1/R1 + 1/R2 etc. Since the resistance of the light bulb changes with temp, I would think it would be impossible to calculate Rt. However, I=E/R so as
R goes down, I goes up. Are you saying the more current we draw thru the battery, the faster it desulphates?
Amazon sells a battery desulfator called a wiz bang. It's $25.00 and has decent reviews