X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Received: from ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com ([24.25.9.103] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.1.10) with ESMTP id 2145524 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:50:09 -0400 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=24.25.9.103; envelope-from=eanderson@carolina.rr.com Received: from edward2 (cpe-024-074-103-061.carolina.res.rr.com [24.74.103.61]) by ms-smtp-04.southeast.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id l5SDn89I019003 for ; Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:49:08 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <000401c7b98b$147e1b30$2402a8c0@edward2> From: "Ed Anderson" To: "Rotary motors in aircraft" References: Subject: BAttery Charger was: [FlyRotary] Amazing transformation Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:48:59 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7B969.8D1B4DF0" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3028 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3028 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7B969.8D1B4DF0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi Jim, Regarding the "new fangled" battery chargers, I also found out that if = you have a stone dead battery, mine will not charge it. I finally used a = trickle charger to get a small charge into the battery and then the "new = fangled" battery charger would then start charging. But, even then = after charging at (I presume what it thought was an excessive rate) = would kick off line. I think I'm going to go looking for one of the old "Dumb" chargers. Ed ----- Original Message -----=20 From: James Brewer=20 To: Rotary motors in aircraft=20 Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 9:25 AM Subject: [FlyRotary] Amazing transformation Monty, I knew about this. Why am I mad? I spent all those years sanding, grinding and otherwise working WAYYYYY too hard. WHY didn't somebody clue me in? WHY was this never mentioned in any of those damn hot rod books I wasted so much money on? I just wanted to get your hackles up! Wow. ;-) FYI, the source of power can be one of those old power supplies out of a computer. Voltage is lower thus the process is slower and you have to jumper the motherboard connector. Another interesting thing I found out. If your source is one of those new fangled computer controlled battery chargers it won't work. The computer thinks it is a short (or that is what I thought it thought ;-) )and refuses to charge. I fooled mine by hooking the charger to an old "dead" battery and using my jumper cables to the the object bucket. I derusted a gas tank by enclosing the sacrificial iron in a pvc pipe with holes and hooking the negative lead to the tank. I found that it was easier to find the soda ash in the pool section at the Local box store (Lowes). Keep fingers out of the bucket before the power is turned off. Keep out of reach of children! Jim Brewer -- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html ------=_NextPart_000_0001_01C7B969.8D1B4DF0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Hi Jim,

Regarding the "new fangled" battery = chargers, I also=20 found out that if you have a stone dead battery, mine will not charge = it. I=20 finally used a trickle charger to get a small charge into the battery = and then=20 the "new fangled" battery charger would then start charging. But, = even=20 then after charging at (I presume what it thought was an excessive rate) = would=20 kick off line.

I think I'm going to go looking for one of the = old "Dumb"=20 chargers.

----- Original Message -----

From:=20 James=20 Brewer
To: Rotary motors in = aircraft

Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2007 = 9:25=20 AM

Subject: [FlyRotary] Amazing=20 transformation

Monty,

I knew about = this.

Why am I mad? I spent = all those=20 years sanding, grinding and

otherwise

working WAYYYYY too = hard. WHY=20 didn't somebody clue me in? WHY

was this

never

mentioned in any of = those damn=20 hot rod books I wasted so much

money on?

I just wanted to get = your hackles=20 up! Wow. ;-)

FYI, the source of = power can be=20 one of those old power supplies out

of a computer. = Voltage is=20 lower thus the process is slower and you

have to jumper the = motherboard=20 connector. Another interesting

thing I found out. = If your=20 source is one of those new fangled

computer controlled = battery=20 chargers it won't work. The computer

thinks it is a short = (or that is=20 what I thought it thought ;-) )and

refuses to charge. = I fooled=20 mine by hooking the charger to an old

"dead" battery and = using my=20 jumper cables to the the object bucket.

I derusted a gas tank = by=20 enclosing the sacrificial iron in a pvc

pipe with holes and = hooking the=20 negative lead to the tank. I found

that it was easier to = find the=20 soda ash in the pool section at the

Local box store=20 (Lowes).

Keep fingers out of the = bucket=20 before the power is turned off. Keep

out of reach of=20 children!

Jim Brewer

-- Homepage: http://www.flyrotary.com/ Archive and UnSub: = http://mail.lancaironline.net:81/lists/flyrotary/List.html
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