Battery Info

[LittleBill21]

Yes, but I've found that a battery is noticeably happier after several hundred miles of driving - and that's starting with a battery that's already at 12.5 V or better, and a 220 A alternator.

With a typical maintainer (1.5 to 5 A) it seems to take about two weeks to get the same result.

And speaking of maintainers, it might have been in this thread that someone recommended a very affordable Noco Genius. Well, I bought one. Two days ago it was connected to a used but charged and good battery, basically just to have it do something.

It reached the fully charged state the next day, but this morning it had the "bad battery" icon lit, and the formerly good battery was now at just over 11 volts. Started over, it shows it's charging, and the voltage is up as it should be. Maybe it was a fluke, but I'll never trust that one again.

you think the noco killed the battery?

 

[DarkBlack]

For BatteryMINDer chargers (and some others), it's not high voltage, it's high frequency pulses.

What voltage do you think the pulses are at?

 

[Too many Kubotas]

you think the noco killed the battery?

No, I'm sure it hasn't killed it, just wounded it. It'll never be quite as good again after having been drawn down that far.

In this case it won't be hard to tell as it's one of a pair. I'll mark that one so it's possible to tell their performance apart in the future.

 

[EddieWalker]

I have until March 12 to return the battery to Walmart if that's the problem.

Now I need to think of what I need to buy next. Big battery charger? Trickly Charger? or Battery Load Tester?

 

[ultrarunner]

Can you swap in a known good battery?

 

[LittleBill21]

I have until March 12 to return the battery to Walmart if that's the problem.

Now I need to think of what I need to buy next. Big battery charger? Trickly Charger? or Battery Load Tester?

if you have a 50amp charger you don't need a bigger one.

you need to remove the battery. charge it. let it sit for 2 days off the charger and off the tractor and check the voltage. if its above 12.4 its not the battery, if its back down around 10, the battery is bad

 

[EddieWalker]

The battery in the Backhoe is good. I don't know if the cables will hook up to it. They are quite a bit different in size.

We're having extreme thunderstorms right now with the possibility of tornadoes and 3 inches of rain. We've already received 2 1/4 inches during the week from two other storms.

I'll disconnect the battery, check the voltage, hook up the charger and monitor the voltage for a couple of days, and post the results.

Thank you.

 

[Hay Dude]

I have until March 12 to return the battery to Walmart if that's the problem.

Now I need to think of what I need to buy next. Big battery charger? Trickly Charger? or Battery Load Tester?

Eddie, trust me. Get yourself one of these. You’ll love it. I have one and it’ll start or charge anything.
Only drawback is you need a wall outlet. It won’t trip your breaker. Well designed for the farmer or heavy equipment operator.

 

[EddieWalker]

That's very similar to what I used to have, but ran over. And what I'm looking to buy now. I'm just trying to decide on what one is the best one to buy. I have 4 tractors, a Mule and two riding mowers. There is always a battery issue of some kind here!!!

 

[Too many Kubotas]

Now I need to think of what I need to buy next. Big battery charger? Trickly Charger? or Battery Load Tester?

I'd get at least a load tester, and they're cheap. Next a quality maintainer with desulfation, which can be anywhere from $20 to $200.

If PusleTech still has them on sale an Xtreme Charge XC450 is $70.