01-01-2020, 08:01 AM
Hello Battery Folks,
My 1997 Geo Tracker 1.6L 4WD 4 Dr. battery is circa 2010 ala Costco. Circumstances dictated us being on out of state duties in 2018, whereupon the 84 month old unit was showing it's age and getting somewhat hard to start—even if only at the necessary 100 amps. Yet, when coming back to our Rocky Mts. homestead a bit later, and after sittin' down in local forest-garage with old-timey 'Shelby-Days' 'ICE' racing mech over a beer, he suggested an epsom salt (magnesium chloride) 2.6 oz. solution per cell addition; which we did. [You can get related data on YouTube].
That happened to be 20 months ago, and after reading the preceding thread, just now went outside in the New Years Eve 8000 ft. elevation snow and checked static voltage—just for 'S&G'—and the little 10 year old power device was indicating 12.71 VDC on the DVM. Yeah, can do the professional load test if wanted to tomorow, but as the Irish are given to say: "If it works—don't fix it ..."
'I'm A Believer '... Happy New Year,
John Patrick
My 1997 Geo Tracker 1.6L 4WD 4 Dr. battery is circa 2010 ala Costco. Circumstances dictated us being on out of state duties in 2018, whereupon the 84 month old unit was showing it's age and getting somewhat hard to start—even if only at the necessary 100 amps. Yet, when coming back to our Rocky Mts. homestead a bit later, and after sittin' down in local forest-garage with old-timey 'Shelby-Days' 'ICE' racing mech over a beer, he suggested an epsom salt (magnesium chloride) 2.6 oz. solution per cell addition; which we did. [You can get related data on YouTube].
That happened to be 20 months ago, and after reading the preceding thread, just now went outside in the New Years Eve 8000 ft. elevation snow and checked static voltage—just for 'S&G'—and the little 10 year old power device was indicating 12.71 VDC on the DVM. Yeah, can do the professional load test if wanted to tomorow, but as the Irish are given to say: "If it works—don't fix it ..."
'I'm A Believer '... Happy New Year,
John Patrick