REFLECTOR:Battery

Mon, 1 Dec 2003 11:16:46 -0500

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Dave,
I just replaced my AC delco battery that was about three years old. 
It was used for much of the testing of gear during the building 
process and consequently sat idle a good deal of the time. I wanted 
as much battery as I could find so ended up with a Sears "Optimum' 
gell cell battery. a little pricey about $110.
the interesting result is that My VM 1000 which does a good job of 
monitoring the voltage and whose threshold would cause a low volts 
alarm at the wrong time has been quieted by having a battery that 
does not permit the voltage to drop. With the new battery I have to 
have a lot of equipment turned on and then if the gear motor is 
energized I can sometimes get a low volts warning. The solution seems 
to be keep the volts up and don't complain if the VM 1000 is just 
telling you what you don't want to know.
Long story, but the battery seems a good choice. it was a little bit 
longer (1") but about the same weight and the idea of gell cells ( no 
spill) is a plus.
Jack
XL-RG
N55XL
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<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Dave,</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">I just replaced my AC delco battery
that was about three years old. It was used for much of the testing of
gear during the building process and consequently sat idle a good deal
of the time. I wanted as much battery as I could find so ended up with
a Sears &quot;Optimum' gell cell battery. a little pricey about
$110.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">the interesting result is that My VM
1000 which does a good job of monitoring the voltage and whose
threshold would cause a low volts alarm at the wrong time has been
quieted by having a battery that does not permit the voltage to drop.
With the new battery I have to have a lot of equipment turned on and
then if the gear motor is energized I can sometimes get a low volts
warning. The solution seems to be keep the volts up and don't complain
if the VM 1000 is just telling you what you don't want to
know.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Long story, but the battery seems a
good choice. it was a little bit longer (1&quot;) but about the same
weight and the idea of gell cells ( no spill) is a plus.</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">Jack</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">XL-RG</font></div>
<div><font face="Arial" size="-1">N55XL</font></div>
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