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Posted by admin on July 30th, 2010
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I need to be able to take the evidence from a battery leak of D batteries and determine if it was Alkaline or Zinc-carbon batteries that were installed. The leak was wet and gooey, and the contacts on the device it were in were also damaged. Are there any particular signs and determining evidence to look for to differentiate the two?
Potassium hydroxide leaks from Alkaline batteries and form a feathery crystalline structure…. check the "leak" section of this wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alkaline_battery
I would call or bring the device to Batteries Plus… They should be able to tell you for sure.
Batteries Plus phone number is: 1.800.677.8278
Website: http://www.batteriesplus.com
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Posted by admin on July 27th, 2010
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I recently (2 months ago)) bought a 1990 Holden Commodore VN to drive around Australia. After 10,000km (Melbourne to Cooktown then to Alice Springs via Tennant Creek), the battery warning light sometimes switches on. The car starts first time, every time, and my friend’s battery charger/tester tells me the battery is in good condition. Any ideas.???
The battery light measures your charging system, ie. your alternator. Likely the alternator output is weak.
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Posted by admin on July 6th, 2010
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I was going to use a piece of wire instead of the fuse if it’s safe enough. Is it really possible that one AA battery is powerful enough to start a fire if I use the battery tester without the fuse?
Fuses are fitted to devices for very good reasons and should always be replaced with one of the correct rating.
Never replace a fuse with a bit of wire or foil.
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Posted by admin on July 1st, 2010
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I’m trying to find a parasitic drain on my battery. The article I’m reading said I need one of these. Is this the same as a multimeter? I searched for it and got various responses. Can you find one and post a link. I’m trying to trouble shoot a 99 crappy VW jetta. Notorious for electrical problems.
try 19-Range Analog Multimeter http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0035KHFS2?ie=UTF8&tag=digitsy-marina-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B0035KHFS2 or see more
http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fie%3DUTF8%26x%3D14%26ref_%3Dnb%5Fsb%5Fnoss%26y%3D17%26field-keywords%3Dbattery%2520tester%2520%26url%3Dsearch-alias%253Daps&tag=digitsy-marina-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=390957