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Re: (ET) Battery question
Not your actual question on battery chemistry, but as a practical matter
IF doing this it might make more sense for the recipient to be the one
to add the water/acid. As I understand it, "sealed" AGM batteries are
considered non-spillable and fall under simpler shipping rules. Flooded
batteries present more of a hazard and have tighter shipping
regulations. If you start adding water/acid before shipping, it becomes
essentially a flooded battery.
harry landis wrote:
Here's a question for the battery mavens. I am about to send a load of
AGM batteries to Africa for use in solar systems. They are Power Battery
Corp TC-1250C 140AH 12V. They happen to have large easily removeable
cell plugs. If you remove the plugs, wou can easily see the tops of the
plates and the glass mat, which is nice and damp, as it should be. There
is a large empty space above the plates.
Since they will hopefully be in use for a long time, under possibly not
ideal conditions, there is a possibility that they may get overcharged
and lose water. So what would happen if I were to add maybe 1/2 inch of
extra battery acid or water or a mixture so as to have a reserve to
prevent drying out? Is there some reason that would cause problems?
Thanks,
Harry Landis
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