starmac
02-06-2017, 09:06 PM
I needed to do literally one minute of welding on my log bunk.
My welder is outside under 3 feet of snow and has not been cranked since sometime last summer.
So saturday I dug it out enough to clear the exhaust and get the leads strung into the shop, but the battery was grave yard dead, so I dug out the frontof it to get to the battery and hook the charger up.
Yesterday I had juice but it turned over real sluggish, it teased me by firing on the first turn, then no more, so now I unplug the charger and plug in the block heater. I got away from it and didn't try to start it till yesterday evening, the motor was warm, but the battery just wasn't up to it, so I unplugged the block heater and leave the charger on slow charge overnight.
This morning it would turn over, but still sluggish, so again plug in the block heater. I did not try it for three hours and finally success.
What a pain to literally burn half a rod in less than a minute. lol
Last winter I kept it in the shop takeing up needed space in case I needed it, but never did,so decided not to this year, win some lose some. lol
My welder is outside under 3 feet of snow and has not been cranked since sometime last summer.
So saturday I dug it out enough to clear the exhaust and get the leads strung into the shop, but the battery was grave yard dead, so I dug out the frontof it to get to the battery and hook the charger up.
Yesterday I had juice but it turned over real sluggish, it teased me by firing on the first turn, then no more, so now I unplug the charger and plug in the block heater. I got away from it and didn't try to start it till yesterday evening, the motor was warm, but the battery just wasn't up to it, so I unplugged the block heater and leave the charger on slow charge overnight.
This morning it would turn over, but still sluggish, so again plug in the block heater. I did not try it for three hours and finally success.
What a pain to literally burn half a rod in less than a minute. lol
Last winter I kept it in the shop takeing up needed space in case I needed it, but never did,so decided not to this year, win some lose some. lol