mack1

Hi Anthony,

If I lived up your way, I'd buy a heavy amp battery. Alternators are designed to put out volts and amps untill the battery is charged. Alternators only have to put back what you use during the start and a little to service the engine and it don't know if the battery is large or small. The idea that the alternator can't survice a large battery is false.

I like both Budfan8 and dcraker's ideas. I like clean connections at the battery posts and at the block and starter. I like keeping the electrolite lever above the plates, but not overfilled. I like that some parts suppliers will test your battery free, however I perfer Budfan's approach. Doing it yourself is the best way to know that it is right. I like the idea of being careful around batteries especially when a lot of current has been either put into or out of the battery. Wearing goggles around a battery after heavy current draw is a good idea.

I also know that a battery still needs water sometimes even if it is called a service free or no water needed type. You just can't pass current through dilute sulphuric acid without breaking down some of the water into oxygen and hydrogen. If the oxygen and hydrogen levels get to high inside the battery, there is a danger of explosion if any arcing occurs. I've never seen one blow up, but I know that they can.

Have a nice day,
Mack1

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