Re: (ET) Bad luck? bad lot? bad owner?

[PH <pholzsc yahoo com>]

Hi All
When installing a new pack add a Landis controller if you do not have one.
My T-105 pack is 7 years old and going strong thanks to the Landis keeping 
the pack charged 24/7.
Thanks,
Paul Holzschuher
Cincinnati



--- On Wed, 4/22/09, RJ Kanary <rjkanary nauticom net> wrote:

> From: RJ Kanary <rjkanary nauticom net>
> Subject: Re: (ET) Bad luck?  bad lot?   bad owner?
> To: "tbamc" <tbamc gbta net>
> Cc: elec-trak cosmos phy tufts edu
> Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 10:33 AM
> Seems like a pattern failure. Are all the batteries from the
> same lot ? Have you contacted the vendor about this issue ?
> Any offer of redress ?  I can't imagine an issue with
> the tractor causing this type of sequential failure.
> 
>      But OTOH I'm used to getting at least ten good
> years out of a set{ Even while using the much maligned GE
> charger.}That last set I purchased just started their ninth
> year on Monday.Amortizing the $482.00 I spent over that
> period of time looks like a pretty good deal.
> 
> RJ
> 
> 
> tbamc wrote:
> > I bought 6 new US 2200 batteries in the summer of
> 2004, when I got my E-12.  They don't get much below 50%
> SOC before being recharged, I watch water levels carefully,
> check full pack voltage fairly frequently (during and after
> charging),  occasionally check individual battery voltage,
> and don't have any accessory use that would unbalance
> the pack.  I charge the pack before winter storage, and
> usually check it mid-winter to be sure it's ok.
> > 
> > Last year when brought out of storage I found one
> battery at just over 4 volts.  Couldn't charge it with a
> 6v charger and presumed a cell was gone, so replaced it. 
> Thought it just unlucky.
> > 
> > Same story this year.  Found one battery at about 4v,
> 6-8 weeks ago.  Got a replacement battery last week.  After
> installing it, found ANOTHER battery at 4v.  All others 6.1
> to 6.3.  I'm fairly certain I checked each battery 8
> weeks ago, when I found the bad one, and the 'newer'
> bad one was ok, at that time.  In addition, during that 8
> weeks, the bad battery was removed from the E-T.
> > 
> > So, 3 bad batteries in a pack that's been used for
> only 4 summers.  Is there something I'm doing, to cause
> this?  Do I need to look for a fault in the machine?
> > 
> > BTW, FWIW when I bought a new US2200 recently the
> dealer mentioned that the more recent US  Batttery (plate?)
> technology is now very similar to Trojan's.
> > 
> > Thanks.
> > 
> > Thon
> > 
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