Re: Carving 6 volt battery

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2013/1/23 14:02:24

It's pretty rare here in NJ to get overnights below 0 deg. F, and I've never needed a battery blanket or engine block heater. But years back when I occasionally took the 34 out in the depths of the winter I used a dipstick heat to heat the oil overnight. They generally are pretty easy to use on L-head engines because the dipstick is usually a straight shot down into the oil pan; on V8s with dipsticks that make a bend or two, impossible. The dipstick heater I have is rated at 50 watts, 110 volts.

I guess the reason frozen batteries explode when charged is that the hydrogen gas (remember the Hindenburg!) which is generated by the charging process has it's path to the vent caps blocked by the frozen electrolyte.