Bj”rn Forsstr”m (2:203/614.61) wrote to Steven Horn at 19:32 on 10 Feb 2004:

 BF> I did and now it worked.

As it should.:-)

 BF> This was only about keeping the battery warm so it would recieve
 BF> charging. I did have a talk with the battery-mechanic at Saab when
 BF> I was working there a couple of years ago and he said that to fully
 BF> charge a battery takes 24 h. The first 12 is to prepare the ions so
 BF> they turn properly to accept charging and the next 12 is for
 BF> charging so what he said in the article about 30 mins. isn't quite
 BF> the truth.

He's talking about a trickle charger which keeps a battery that is fully
charged up to snuff.  That's completely different from charging a flat
battery.  I used a trickle charger for several years but there's not enough
room under the hood in my current Honda for one.
   
 BF> Just to operate the engine starter when having it on a table took
 BF> 120 A so the battery must really be good to operate it mounted in
 BF> car where it even have to rotate the motor.

Starters may now be more efficient.

Take care,

Steven Horn (steven_a_horn{at}yahoo.ca)
Moderator, ALASKA_CHAT 
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