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Discussion in 'The Hokey Ass Message Board' started by 91bluecamaro, Feb 19, 2012.

  1. 91bluecamaro
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    I have the 49 Pontiac w/ the 6 volt battery. I hooked up my charger to it and its not even lighting up:(. I know my chargers ok because I hooked it up to the 56' battery andit lit right up. Is there an option besides buying a new battery? I know growing up that you could put acid in some batteries... Any suggestions?
     
  2. squirrel
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    It's an old dead battery? if so you need a new one....
     
  3. F&J
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    Some/most battery chargers won't start to charge if the battery is dead flat. Hook another 6v battery with jumper cables to get it to trip. Then it will charge, but no gaurantee that the battery will hold a charge if it's real old.
     
  4. Ken Carvalho
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    Or you can daisy chain a charged battery with jumper cables or alligator clips and wire also. Newer chargers need to "see" an excite source before they will start charging. Like the excite wire on a GM alternator.
     

  5. 91bluecamaro
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    Not sure what you mean by this:confused:, draw me a map brother!:D
     
  6. 48 Chubby
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    Simple test.
    Turn on the charger to 6v low amps with no battery hooked to it.
    Tap the charger's two hook-up clamps together.
    No spark="excite type" charger
    Sparks=need a new battery
    If your charger needs an "exciter current" hook two batterys together (one with some charge in it) with jumper cables-Pos to Pos Neg to Neg. After a few minutes unhook the exciter battery.
     
  7. squirrel
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    If you have an old battery charger, one old enough to have a 6v setting, then it kinda implies that you have a defunct battery.

    But you never know...maybe screwing around with it for a while will get it to sort of look like it's working sort of. I haven't had much luck that way.
     
  8. 91bluecamaro
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    Ive got a simple trickle charger...
     
  9. junk yard kid
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    Did you see if its out of fluid? put some water in it.
     
  10. four years or older...don't waste your time get a new one. went dead more than two times...don't waste your time get a new one.
     
  11. jan bogert
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    sorry to say, your battery is gone!!!! time to rob the cookie jar. isn't it fun to own these cars.;)
     
  12. Ken Carvalho
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    48 chubby described what I was meaning. Pos. to pos., and neg. to neg. with a working battery! Either with jumper cables or by another means of connecting them, such as alligator clips with wires connecting them.
     
  13. 91bluecamaro
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  14. 48 Chubby
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    Time to buy a battery. Time to budget some funds for a good battery charger too if you gonna be messin with old cars.
     
  15. batteries are actually a good value about $60 for 60 month battery works out, for all the work it does, to picking up a returnable can or two a day.
     
  16. 68hillbilly
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    IF you can't afford a new battery , try putting a few asprin in your old battery, and then charging it up. I have seen this work before. won't make it new but might help for a while. i know it sounds crazy.
     
  17. don't forget to check at the local bone yard!
     
  18. jan bogert
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    and when you do get a battery, go to walmart and get a $25.00 battery tender, so this doesn't happen again. JAN.:)
     
  19. d2_willys
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    Walmart has Battery Tenders for $25, really? Are they 6 Volt variety? My 6V BT's cost $39 each and I looked for the best price, and that was 4 years ago.
     
  20. 91bluecamaro
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    got a battery tender, got the car yesterday, battery was already dead. Where can I get a 6v for $60?
     
  21. 91bluecamaro
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    So who has these? Not the cans, the batteries...
     
  22. Ford52PU
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    Tractor supply has 6volt batteries.
     
  23. F&J
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    Autozone had them a couple years ago when I was looking.
     
  24. d2_willys
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    Tractor supply, Orschellins, Bluestem, those kind of places that are tractor and farm equipment suppliers. You could also get a 6 Volt Optima, but they run about 150 dollar. And from what I heard, the quality is questionable now. Had one for over 10 years before I killed it. Was great.
     
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