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Back in the early 70's we had gen sets that had big honking Generators on them. 100 amp. They used a selenium rectifier, to change the voltage to DC, and charge the battery's. The rectifiers were huge metal things. When they went bad, you knew it. The first time I spent a night on the missile...

Its all about CCA. Cold Cranking Amps. And if the battery was fully topped off to begin with.

I have shared this tip many times before, but will again. When its super cold, take a small gas torch, and hold it in front of the air intake. Gen set starts up right now! Quick, easy and safe. In the field we used welding rod, with a bit of cloth pinched on the end. Dip it in the fuel tank and...

Been that way here a week or so. I could not get the trash can rolled out to the street, and then had to bang on the top to get the paper container open. The construction rubble containers were taken to be emptied, and came back half full. Cant empty them out, its all frozen solid. I hate winter.