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• Weird No start solved

  Barry Mercer · Sat, 18 Nov 2000 18:32:12 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Bought a five dollar hydrometer - it think its a hydrometer - and four of 6 cells were well below the "take action" mark. The battery...

• Re: Bad Starter??

  Jfp w/3 WBXs · Tue, 1 Oct 2002 15:46:58 +0000 · Mailing-list archive

  ...Use a good hydrometer!!!! Regards, John _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

• Re: Carat fluorescent fixture causes battery drain...

  Robert Cardo · Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:31:41 -0500 · Mailing-list archive

  I sure do load test new batteries, as well as check them with hydrometer. The reason is I have bought new batteries with either...

• Re: Battery Woes/Choice

  Jeffrey Vickers · Mon, 9 Jun 2008 15:20:11 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...I'll do a backup check with a hydrometer at full charge and 50% to see if the charts and hydrometer agree. Jeff On...

• ethylene vs. propylene glycol

  Dan Houg · Fri, 6 Oct 1995 09:16:04 CST6CDT · Mailing-list archive

  ...MORE VISCOUS AT LOW TEMPERATURES -PG CONCENTRATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH HYDROMETER -PG COOLANT IS A POORER CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FLUID THAN IS EG...

• Re: charging system problem? battery sitting for a while.

  Robert Cardo · Sat, 8 Jan 2005 23:20:41 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

  Tolga, A hydrometer test to each cell will quickly point out which cell is no good. Also a battery load tester hooked to the...

• MORE propylene glycol (Sierra)

  Rocko Flamefart · Fri, 22 Nov 96 09:35:36 -0600 · Mailing-list archive

  ...MORE VISCOUS AT LOW TEMPERATURES -PG CONCENTRATIONS CANNOT BE DETERMINED WITH HYDROMETER -PG COOLANT IS A POORER CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER FLUID THAN IS EG...

• Re: Can a battery terminal clamp cause a battery to discharge?

  Scott Daniel - Turbovans · Fri, 8 Aug 2008 11:32:13 -0700 · Mailing-list archive

  ...mainly on non-sealed batteries, ( which I prefer - you want access to the cells for checking them with a hydrometer to check for one...

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• Hydrometer

  An instrument that measures a liquid’s specific gravity. In Gerry’s battery FAQ it is used with electrolyte from accessible cells of a flooded lead-acid battery, helping compare cells and estimate charge. It does not measure voltage and is not a general-purpose tester for sealed or lithium camper batteries.

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