Found a relay on the charger that drops the charge voltage from (40V)
full charge to 30V float charge, Stuck a zip tie in to hold the relay
open, Now I'm finially starting to get some charge in this thing.
Charging at about 75A now.

Trying to get info from Yale and Hobart.

Thanks for all the replies.



On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:32:21 -0500, Randy wrote:

OK, last minute deal, my buddy calls me he's cleaning out a garage and
they have a forklift, I can have it for 500 bucks or he's taking it
for scrap. owner says it works good. WTF, I say bring it over.

Turns out it's a Yale electric. 5000# not bad.

name plate on lift says 30 volts, battery has 18 cells, would that not
be 36 volts?

Hobart charger is marked 30 volts, battery type "LA-12C" which I'm
guessing is lead acid 12 cells, AKA 24 volts. so I have the wrong
charger, which explains way I was told battery does not hold a charge
well.

Am I guessing correctly or way off base.

Will keep this one until I can come up with a good deal on a LP
powered one.

Thank You,
Randy

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Randy

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