hydro ?

[heresdamanladies]

think this is the right place i have a question can i play with my hydrolics while i am recharging the batterys? thanks

[Braind3ad]

Back when I had dros I never tryed that. But if you're charging it, let it do it's thing bbboooooyyyyyy!

[heresdamanladies]

lol ok cool thx i didnt know i just bought a truck with hydros and i cant wait for it to charge lol

[Braind3ad]

Well, congrats on your new truck! Post some pics foo.

[Southern]

I'm tempted to go hydros.

[tbranscom]

i dont think it would hurt but you'll drain em faster than they can charge.... be paitent!

[heresdamanladies]

lol thanks alot guys Jason

[bawls2thewalls]

I have a hydro set up on my 99 and you should not be able to play while you are charging because your system ground should be unplugged while charging......I could be wrong though....just my .02

[heresdamanladies]

whoa how unplug my system ground? is it different on every system? i figured you just hook up neg and positive but i guess not lol Jason

[tbranscom]

ohh yea disconeect the ground! i forgot its been a while

[HelloS10]

im looking to put some Hydrolics on my s10 sometime into the future, what in your setup determines how many batteries you need, i know on bags that adding vavles will give you side to side and everything as compared to a standard minimum setup, but whatts the deal with the batts i knw they need to be vented b/c they build up hydrogen gas.

[SoonToBeLowS10]

There should be a big black platic peice between two wire's.. pull that apart.. that's klnown as your "Quick disconnect" it should be your best freind if anything ever goes wrong with you Hydro's..

[Braind3ad]

And it would normally be under the driver seat for quick access to it. I'm sure you have one, but if you don't, GET ONE NOW!

[Braind3ad]

As for the batts, you don't need a ton of batts, they just give you more power. They let you go up faster and you have gogo-juice for longer.

[bawls2thewalls]

My setup has 4 batteries (can get up to 48 v), I run them at 36 v. Which gives me plenty of play time......

Your ground disconnect (which you should have one) is used to stop the system in case of a solenoid sticking, dumps sticking open etc. I would recommend that the ground be in the rear of the car or truck.....it is possible for the ground to seize on the connector, which could cause a fire, your car or truck might get blazed, but you will be much safer then putting under your front seat...

I love my hydros, but your ride is not going to be that good unless you get accumalators......remember also there is upkeep with them as well....but there is upkeep with anything.....just treat them good and have someone install them who knows what they are doing.....50% product 50% installer, if all done right you should not have any problems.

[whitedime]

can someone explain what accumulators are and what they do

[bawls2thewalls]

Accumalators are placed on the pump, one for each cylinder. They have a nitrogen charge in them that allows them to hold fluid in the 'belly', which acts as a shock absorber which greatly improves your ride, however they will slow the system down a little, but rides great....

[motomullet]

Quote: Originally Posted by whitedime

can someone explain what accumulators are and what they do

reservoirs filled with air, acts like a shock, smoothens out the ride.

[bawls2thewalls]

motomullet....just to clarify they are filled with a nitrogen charge

[Braind3ad]

Check this out for accumulators. You can learn a lot from this site.
http://www.layitlow.com/tech/accumulator.shtml

[heresdamanladies]

may bad guys sorry i just now saw there is a actual hydro section thanks for everything guys

[heresdamanladies]

i dont know about that quick disconnect thingy lol ther is a jumper cable clamp is that my quick dissconnect? ill take a nother look after a while thanks guys

[burple]

Moved to hydro forum.

[heresdamanladies]

thanks miniburple

[EyePoppin]

Yes you can do that. But once u are out of Battery power...u cant play anymore...just like air.

[heresdamanladies]

eyepopin what can i do??? lol thx

[heresdamanladies]

braind3ad thanks ill get some pics when i weather gets nicer when i can wash her up theres pics on the forum its "the worst truck on the forum" i think thats what its called its got some little 13 rims lol i need new rims bad jason

[heresdamanladies]

can i charge all for on my batterys with out unhooking all the stuff? just as long as i undo my ground clamp thing? and i have to chargers so i can charge 2 batteriers or is there a way to charge all four at the same time ? thanks Jason

[eacyde]

Quote: Originally Posted by heresdamanladies

can i charge all for on my batterys with out unhooking all the stuff? just as long as i undo my ground clamp thing? and i have to chargers so i can charge 2 batteriers or is there a way to charge all four at the same time ? thanks Jason

I dont know about all this "Unhooking the Ground" to charge the batteries. Do you disconnect the ground on your main battery to boost it?

Anyway, It all depends on the charger. my charger will only charge 12 volts at a time so I rewire all 4 of my batteries so they are 12volts. some chargers will do up to 96 volts, but they cost big bucks.

Peace

[EyePoppin]

Quote: Originally Posted by heresdamanladies

eyepopin what can i do??? lol thx

Read the question that u asked in the first post.

[EyePoppin]

Quote: Originally Posted by heresdamanladies

can i charge all for on my batterys with out unhooking all the stuff? just as long as i undo my ground clamp thing? and i have to chargers so i can charge 2 batteriers or is there a way to charge all four at the same time ? thanks Jason

What Voltage Does ure set up have, if u have 2 batteries and they are ran at 24 volts no u cant leave them all hooked up unless u have a 24 volt battery charger. I would recommend unhooking everything to charge your batteries.

[heresdamanladies]

ok cool thanks alot guys i got four batteries ill just charge one by one and un hook everything Jason

[heresdamanladies]

sorry about that to eyepopping Jason

[killadime]

any pics of the setup..........

[juiced93]

Quote: Originally Posted by heresdamanladies

i dont know about that quick disconnect thingy lol ther is a jumper cable clamp is that my quick dissconnect? ill take a nother look after a while thanks guys

holy old scool... get rid of that shit and run a welding lead up under your seat and use that for your ground. get rid of the clamp i ran 2 grounds on my truck one in the back and one under the seat. under the seat was for crusing used the one in the rear when i was outside. i liked having the ground under the seat cause havin to pull over and pull the ground takes too long and im lazy