Re: (ET) batteries

[Tim Humphrey <hump evgrin com>]

Did you add water?

I remember the last time I added pure distilled water.... my batteries 
performance sucked for about a month until the water level came back down 
a little.

I never did take SG measurements, but I'm sure they were diluted.

Next time... I'll take a measurement before adding water and based on that 
measurement make a determination to add either water or electrolyte or a 
mix of the two.

IF you added water, do like Chris says bypass the Landis and let em cook 
for a day. Or bump the Landis up a half volt or so.


It's cool in Canada....are your batteries cold?

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Stay Charged!
Hump
I-5, Blossvale NY


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> From: elec-trak-bounces cosmos phy tufts edu
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> Apiaries
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> I have kept my batteries charged with a Landis but the specific gravity
> only
> get at 12. and it dose not run long.  I tried charging without the
> controller for 10 hours and it still was not above 12.5.  The batteries
> were
> bubbling and I gained a couple of points.  These were not the cheap
> batteries and I have had them two  summers this is the third.  I am a
> little
> disappointedly
> Bill
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Stay Charged!
Hump
I-5, Blossvale NY