The offending Interstate battery (from 2006) could no longer start the GTV so I bought an Optima as a replacement (the Florida heat takes a toll on batteries). I measured the charging voltage and it was around 13.4vdc. Tom Sahines said that is typical for a new battery and I needed to run the lights to draw it down a bit. So I left the lights on for about 8 minutes and rechecked the battery voltage with the rpms at appx. 2500. Now the voltage peaks at 13.4vdc and seems to hold steady at 13.0vdc
With the Optima, I should be free of this pesky condition.... Bruce On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 1:56 PM, Brian Shorey <[email protected]> wrote: > >I believe so, yes. My father told me about it years ago, but I've never > owned > >a car in an environment to need to do it, so I've never actually done it. > I think > >a humid environment causes battery problems? I'm a dry climate guy. > > In a properly operating system, I've never had these problems when I've > used those little felt washers. > > Bruce, do you know what the charging voltage is? If it's too high, and > the battery is not a sealed type, it can cause the battery to boil over or > vent fumes. In my experience it's acid residue on top of or around the > battery that causes these issues most of the time. Something is conducting > where it shouldn't be.. > > I'd check the charging voltage, if it's much higher than 14.5 volts or so > I'd think about getting an adjustable regulator. Also, as suggested a > sealed battery may help if you don't already have one. > > bs -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
