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[NickFitz]

Got a new charger - 8A RMS, or some such; more importantly, unlike the old thing, it's automatic, so I don't have to be so paranoid about leaving the battery on charge overnight, should that prove necessary again. I was half-convinced the old one was somehow going to set fire to the place, or possibly cause an explosion, despite there being no evidence for this from past usage

[zeitghost]

Well thank feck that's over.

I'm in with the hoi polloi in the Library.

They're open until 19:00 on a Friday.

Because they used to open on Saturday afternoon but that stopped & this started instead.

This is the first time in about 10 or more years that I've used it.

[zeitghost]

Got a new charger - 8A RMS, or some such; more importantly, unlike the old thing, it's automatic, so I don't have to be so paranoid about leaving the battery on charge overnight, should that prove necessary again. I was half-convinced the old one was somehow going to set fire to the place, or possibly cause an explosion, despite there being no evidence for this from past usage

Unlikely to do that, though I would recommend not smoking while charging said battery.

[zeitghost]

On which happyish note, I'm off down to Morrisons to see if there are any bargains to be had.



Catch you later.

The funeral went ok, but was filled with people I didn't know, and still don't*.

Such is the way of funerals.

*Probly related to a fair few of them, but ZeitMater was the fount of all knowledge in this regard.

[NickFitz]

The funeral went ok, but was filled with people I didn't know, and still don't*.

Such is the way of funerals.

*Probly related to a fair few of them, but ZeitMater was the fount of all knowledge in this regard.

[zeitghost]

Woe! Woe! and Thrice Woe!

Just caught 5 minutes of The Archers.

Woe! Woe! and Thrice Woe!

I can't fecking believe it.

[zeitghost]

Unlikely to do that, though I would recommend not smoking while charging said battery.

The other thing to remember is that yer modern gel electrolyte battery is a lot less tolerant of overcharging than the old flooded plate ones were.

Hence the ZeitToyotaCorollaBatteryCharger(tm) that switches off as it approaches full charge and on again when it drops to 12.4V or so.

[zeitghost]

Tea, this evening, consisted of the sarnies left over from lunch, plus the remains of the crinkle cut crisps, all washed down with two mugs of Glengettie tea, though made with teabags rather than the preferred leaf tea.

There were vast quantities of food left at the hotel this afternoon though.

[mudskipper]

On which happyish note, I'm off down to Morrisons to see if there are any bargains to be had.



Catch you later.

The funeral went ok, but was filled with people I didn't know, and still don't*.

Such is the way of funerals.

*Probly related to a fair few of them, but ZeitMater was the fount of all knowledge in this regard.

Ah, t'was today.

[NickFitz]

The other thing to remember is that yer modern gel electrolyte battery is a lot less tolerant of overcharging than the old flooded plate ones were.

Hence the ZeitToyotaCorollaBatteryCharger(tm) that switches off as it approaches full charge and on again when it drops to 12.4V or so.

This one's a sealed calcium one. It seems to be charging OK, though the new charger is a bit odd about it: I connect things up, start charging, and after a few minutes it decides it's charged and switches to its green light. Then I turn it off, disconnect the croc clips, reconnect them, turn it on again, and this time it keeps charging for ages - as in, until I have to disconnect it because I'm cooking

There's always the chance the battery's knackered by having been left drained too much for too long, but we'll see once the new charger's had a chance to do a proper job