Re: (ET) Battery water check interval

["RJ Kanary" <rjkanary nauticom net>]

I check mine at every charge.Flooded batteries take a dim view of being 
'dry
charged'.Since I average over ten years per set of batteries, the extra
bother seems worth it to me.


RJ Kanary  Bandi Bros. Inc.
Member TRNi  Since 1998
ASE® Certified Master Auto Technician

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew Poush" <agp@???>
To: "Elec-Trak List" <elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu>
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2003 10:04 PM
Subject: (ET) Battery water check interval


> Would any, or all, of you ETers out there like to share a rule of thumb
> you are using for how often to check battery water level?
> Maybe a certain number of charging cycles or hours of use?
> I only use my ET for mowing and plowing snow and usually the "fuel"
> meter reads around half when I am done.  Both of which I would classify
> as light to medium duty (depending on the height of grass or depth of
> snow).
>
> Incidentally, I know that watering once a year (or every 40 charging
> cycles) is not even close to enough.  (Perhaps I should have posted
> this to the ET Dumbass thread.)
>
> Thanks,
> Andy
> Roanoke VA
> E-15
>
>
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