I am planning to just use the small charger and put a cutoff switch for the
battery. Would a diode work? I do not know much about electronics but I am
thinking a diode is like a one way valve. is this a silly idea?
----- Original Message -----
From: Bob Kiger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 4:45 PM
Subject: RE: [VAC] Battery Overcharging
> I was actually thinking about putting in the cuttoff switch to avoid
having
> the Univolt overcharge the battery. Then, every month, I would reverse
the
> switch to "on" and let Univolt charge the battery. Am I planning
something
> wrongly?
>
> Bob Kiger
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of asbestos
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:33 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [VAC] Battery Overcharging
>
>
> I have the same concern about the univolt. I am going to install a battery
> switch and I also got a very small fully automatic trickle charger that
> wires right up to the battery. napa sells them also so does exide (they
are
> the same unit)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dr. Gerald N. Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2000 2:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [VAC] Battery Overcharging
>
>
> > The univolt doesn't have that much control. It probably always mistreats
> > batteries. Far better to hunt up something modern such as from Statpower
> > that works hard at carring for the battery.
> >
> > Gereld J.
> >
>
>
