tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post83011562362077481..comments2024-03-07T00:23:26.870-08:00Comments on Croft's Wanderings: Battery DayCrofthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-10576881863149031912018-08-10T09:29:28.780-07:002018-08-10T09:29:28.780-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-18473932022670144882013-08-03T08:14:33.994-07:002013-08-03T08:14:33.994-07:00It does not matter how quickly you toss the clothe...It does not matter how quickly you toss the clothes into the washer after splashing them, the damage has been done!Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-10671622541095197242013-08-03T06:17:33.077-07:002013-08-03T06:17:33.077-07:00It is like magic how the holes appear (usually aft...It is like magic how the holes appear (usually after washing). I have dedicated a number of prior good jeans to the work clothes bin from battery maintenance.calypsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04451271195865202718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-52650936100041150012013-07-31T04:40:59.806-07:002013-07-31T04:40:59.806-07:00Our batteries are in a slide out compartment, but ...Our batteries are in a slide out compartment, but I do have to remove the first one to access the second one. So twice a year and top up the water and clean the terminals, keeps them working well.our awesome travelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13031755671050584629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-63197561894790382552013-07-30T19:39:13.382-07:002013-07-30T19:39:13.382-07:00Thanks to you, Sal and Kevin, I am now a better ma...Thanks to you, Sal and Kevin, I am now a better maintenance man on my batteries. Can't wait to get home and see what the solar has been up to. Before leaving, they were working beautifully, thanks to proper care.living.boondockingmexicohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17157433834193440923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-38131097859798757282013-07-30T16:31:16.866-07:002013-07-30T16:31:16.866-07:00That is exactly where my batteries are as well. Un...That is exactly where my batteries are as well. Under the stairs. All work must be done while on your knees.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-47291581700354263142013-07-30T14:36:33.735-07:002013-07-30T14:36:33.735-07:00I seem to recall ending up with some mysterious ho...I seem to recall ending up with some mysterious holes in blue jeans after moving a couple batteries. (idiot) Gave them character I suppose.<br />The batteries in the motorhome that we once had were under the step inside the door. Stupid place. Any and all work involved being bent over. Bad enough when I was in my twenties, almost impossible past middle age. If there's ever another RV in our future, you can bet I'll be looking closely at just where the batteries have been placed. Don't need that grief.<br />Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523653271715366168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-49311767262401492032013-07-30T14:01:06.176-07:002013-07-30T14:01:06.176-07:00That is a nice setup. I would like to have a buss ...That is a nice setup. I would like to have a buss system to simplify things but simply do not have the space in my battery compartment. The holes in my clothes are mostly from battery acid splashes and the spray produced from cleaning terminals with baking soda and a toothbrush.Crofthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634815881045387152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5414957110325310952.post-57546622542533820162013-07-30T13:22:11.619-07:002013-07-30T13:22:11.619-07:00I have an easier setup as there is only one lead o...I have an easier setup as there is only one lead on each terminal. A positive jumper goes to a fuse and all my positive leaders are on the other side of the fuse. A negative jumper goes to a shunt and all the negative leads are on the other side of the shunt. The other positive and negative terminals connect the two 6V batteries to make one 12V. So when I clean my battery terminals, I only have four leads to disconnect. To further simplify things, I have red tape on all my positive leads and yellow on all the negatives.<br /><br />I've noticed that since the last time I did the job when I was on a beach (salty air is baaaaad) and coated all my terminals with a thick layer of dialectric goop, I have had no corrosion at all.<br /><br />Finally, a watering system like the Pro-Fill makes checking water levels and adding some if necessary so easy that I do it once a month instead of once a season.<br /><br />I've never burned holes in my clothes from working on the batteries. :)Raehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04477204159405707320noreply@blogger.com