charging your batteries

**stryker04cummins** · 01-20-2015

Ok, so, Im going to be "that guy" for a minute. As some of you know, we had a cummins KIA (mine) fuel pump went shotski. Well, when it died, I kept trying to start it as my eyes started to water from, well, lets call it sweating. she wouldn't start back up, had to call my dad to get a tow home from his half ton ford... (will never hear the end of that)

Its home, and as I finally am able to order my new FASS 150

I think I might have drained the batteries a little. not to terribly much, but I have a four wheeler battery charger, figured for the hell of it, mind as well charge the batteries while she sits to wait to go under the knife. It'll charge those big batteries, Ive done it before, just takes a little while, but... I've got the time to wait..

Now, question is, how to charge the batteries.. never done it on a diesel, never had to, to be honest. I just want to make sure I do it right, cause the last thing I need to do is torch my batteries. and would you use the same routine to jump start it?

I hate being "that guy" but It needed to be asked.

Thanks boys! hope to get the silver moose back on its feet soon!

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**Killer223** · 01-20-2015

only need to hook up to one battery. they are linked. teh second one will charge slower. or you could hoow neg to one the pos to the other. just keep the amps low.

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**Polaraco** · 01-20-2015

Originally Posted by Killer223

only need to hook up to one battery. they are linked. teh second one will charge slower. or you could hoow neg to one the pos to the other. just keep the amps low.

Agreed

Just hook up one battery and wait until spring. LOL

A small lesson on battery life

When lead acid batteries discharge, the acid turns to water. Yup it does. Water and lead don't react well. It causes the lead plates to oxidize. It's called Sufating. The longer you leave the discharged, the longer the plates have to get coated. This reduces battery capacity and life.

In the future, get the charger on them, doesn't matter what size it is because it causes the plates to percolate, keeping the oxidation off the plates.

If it's sat this long, technically it should get a fast charge. This can flex a plate and sometimes knock off the crust coating the plate.

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**stryker04cummins** · 01-22-2015

well, I charged em. honestly, it didnt need it, but with the cold weather here in Minnesota, last thing I needed was for them to freeze! better safe then sorry!

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**Polaraco** · 01-22-2015

Originally Posted by stryker04cummins

well, I charged em. honestly, it didnt need it, but with the cold weather here in Minnesota, last thing I needed was for them to freeze! better safe then sorry!

That's good! That means you didn't push the issue when the truck was down. Smart man.

I was just trying to impress you with some babbling BS. LOL I can't do it with brilliance.

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**stryker04cummins** · 01-22-2015

Originally Posted by Polaraco

That's good! That means you didn't push the issue when the truck was down. Smart man.

I was just trying to impress you with some babbling BS. LOL I can't do it with brilliance.

I tend to know a little more then the average guy (or at least I think I do

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not gunna lie, had a hard time understanding that though LOL, so you got me on that!

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