Bongo Fury

Hi Mike
You're almost certainly right ....I don't know what possessed me not to chuck the thing anyway...they are certainly not available here...I'm looking at a fork-lift battery, maybe, or just a car-battery,and chuck it out every so often...what bothers me is that they use car batteries in the UPS systems that drive central heating pumps, and one decent power cut would probably knacker a battery...looks like having to get a genny!
Cheers
Helen

missfixit70 wrote:

dandywarhol wrote:If the relay got damaged then best to fit a fuse before it to save it next time.

If that one's meant for me, there is a relay before & after the relay - Willinton kit, need I say more

When you said the 70A relay had blown I thought you meant the Willinton one............................I also guess you mean there's a fuse before and after the relay.......................

I was sure I'd typed fuse, not relay Somebody keeps disconnecting my fingers from my brain

missfixit70 wrote: I was sure I'd typed fuse, not relay Somebody keeps disconnecting my fingers from my brain

That'll be me - I'm the master of it

The incidence of brainfarts is definitely increasing as I get closer to leaving my 30's

missfixit70 wrote:The incidence of brainfarts is definitely increasing as I get closer to leaving my 30's

Wait till you tip over the threshold into your 50's.......

missfixit70 wrote:If it's the same as this one - http://www.vertar.com/ctek/ctek-multi-xs-3600/ then I think that's basically the same as the intelligent one that's charging it at the mo.

Same specs as the Aldi one I have built into my Bongo.....but the Aldi is £12.99.... the only real difference other than the case is the Aldi didn't have the eyelet connectors for the Battery terminals, although I believe the CTEK ones are too small in any case

mikexgough wrote:

missfixit70 wrote:If it's the same as this one - http://www.vertar.com/ctek/ctek-multi-xs-3600/ then I think that's basically the same as the intelligent one that's charging it at the mo.

Same specs as the Aldi one I have built into my Bongo.....but the Aldi is £12.99.... the only real difference other than the case is the Aldi didn't have the eyelet connectors for the Battery terminals, although I believe the CTEK ones are too small in any case

Phew - thanks Mike, I was just beginning to doubt whether my Aldi one did the same job

Mine's one of the Aldi/Lidl ones, in the destructions it says it won't pull it back up from below 7.5v, if you unscrew the croc clips, there's your eyelets (on mine anyway) Haven't checked it yet today to see if it held charge overnight

missfixit70 wrote:Mine's one of the Aldi/Lidl ones, in the destructions it says it won't pull it back up from below 7.5v

I noticed that, but wonder if it's just there as legal jargon. I used mine on a 12v motorbike battery that had been flat/unused for about 4 years - it fired it back to life a treat I now use it to power an 8w neon tube when beach fishing Incidentally, my 8A normal battery charger failed to do anything with the battery

Mine definitely wouldn't pull it up from about 2v, had to use the old school one initially. So I'd say it's true.

Guess it's a case of pot luck then My little battery didn't even register anything on the tester and I just topped it up with tap water (nothing to lose ) Maybe it was because it was only about a year old when last used, so the plates were probably in good nick

Hi John...
Bitch fishing It's shocked and stunned I is
We did well the other week....caught a haul of fish fingers at the supermarket!!!
Cheers
Helen

helen&tony wrote:Hi John...
Bitch fishing

Why would I want to do that??? Had the last one for over 20 years and wouldn't want to go there again

Hi John

Cheers
Helen