Jeff95531
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- Feb 10, 2013
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- Teknetics Alpha 2000
- Primary Interest:
- Prospecting
For the third time in a month, my prospecting trip ended before it started. This time, when Karen hit the ignition key, all the solenoid would do is chatter. I hooked up a charger, got it running and heard a noise (front chain tensioner) that is noisy only when warm...and it was cold. The battery isn't that old, seems to lose a charge too quickly and the seller (NAPA) doesn't even have a hydrometer to test cells. So I unloaded the truck and charged it over night and took it to my mechanic who does have a hydrometer. He gets the cover off the battery and goes uh oh. What The battery is not maintenance free, it is maintenance impossible. It's sealed and you can't get the top off at all! BUT, he did find the ground cable was loose while servicing the battery and it seemed to help. I made an appointment for the tensioner on the 10th .
While Karen was all for replacing the battery, I found something much better. It is a must have for the deep woods excursions we do with no cell service most of the time. Not to mention the power outages we get that aren't quite bad enough to fire up the generator.
$69.97 @ WalMart. It has a light (or strobe), jumper cables carrying 600 cranking amps, battery charger, an air compressor, two 12 volt plug ins (one has a usb charge adapter) and a 200 watt AC inverter...enough to run both of my pumps and a one year guarantee. Not sure how long it will last under constant use.
Problems solved.
While Karen was all for replacing the battery, I found something much better. It is a must have for the deep woods excursions we do with no cell service most of the time. Not to mention the power outages we get that aren't quite bad enough to fire up the generator.
$69.97 @ WalMart. It has a light (or strobe), jumper cables carrying 600 cranking amps, battery charger, an air compressor, two 12 volt plug ins (one has a usb charge adapter) and a 200 watt AC inverter...enough to run both of my pumps and a one year guarantee. Not sure how long it will last under constant use.
Problems solved.
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