XPost: sci.electronics.repair, alt.home.repair
David Lesher wrote in
news:qt8bel$6hi$3@reader2.panix.com:
> Arlen _G_ Holder <_arlen.george@halder.edu> writes:
>
>
>>And, I only found out today, after three days running on propane,
>>that the battery was at 6volts, where who knows WHY the battery
>>isn't charging when the generator is running...
>>
>
> So plug a battery charger into the generator and hook it across
> the battery..
>
Could be a bad, overcharged battery with greyed out cells, which
are failed cells.
One way to get better longevity and lower maintenance is to replace
that lead pig with a LiFePo. Quite expensive, but you get what you
pay for.
Like LED light bulbs, the cost is amortized over the savings in
longevity, in personal time and reduced lead exposure to yourself and
the environment (for the battery).
It is like OLED TVs. Better costs more. LiFePo batteries are not
more expensive to manufacture, they are like Donald J. Trump, and his
psychological manipulations. They saw a lightweight product that
does the same as this nasty, old, acid filled shitbox, and they knew
that a jacked up price point would be met by demand. He played on
the stupid half of America and fooled them all, and even some of the
smart side doesn't see his bullshit.
They will always be overpriced and their makers will enjoy a higher
ROI as a result.
BUT that is what you 'want' or 'need' to be able to relax. Unlike
America and Trump. We need never put a joker like that in power
again. But I digress... again.
Also, the charging of said battery is a low current affair, so the
device keeping it topped off is less of a tax on your generator
system.
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