Going on 35 years with my 8N.
I don't use it as much as I used to, but am always amazed and pleased by how eager it seems to be get things done when I ask it to.
I have always disconnected both battery terminals at the end of a day's work. If I forget and don't fire it up for a while, it usually needs charging. There is a very small (and occasional) reading on a voltmeter indicating a draw.
So the question: after one of the periods of not using it, the postitve (ground) battery terminal becomes coated with a black substance that stops any current flow and prevents starting. Wire brushing the terminal and cable end solves it.
Any ideas as to how to stop this?
Thanks,
Jim Armstrong
Potter Valley, CA
I don't use it as much as I used to, but am always amazed and pleased by how eager it seems to be get things done when I ask it to.
I have always disconnected both battery terminals at the end of a day's work. If I forget and don't fire it up for a while, it usually needs charging. There is a very small (and occasional) reading on a voltmeter indicating a draw.
So the question: after one of the periods of not using it, the postitve (ground) battery terminal becomes coated with a black substance that stops any current flow and prevents starting. Wire brushing the terminal and cable end solves it.
Any ideas as to how to stop this?
Thanks,
Jim Armstrong
Potter Valley, CA