Rush Dougherty via EV wrote:
BTW, do not despair if you see the fluid level below plate top or find the
behavior of the
battery weak upon first use.
It's been a while since I've used Flooded Lead Acid but I think you should
despair if the water is below the plates... that means that air has been able to
corrode the plates and they may be shorted out.
I'm sure Lee or someone with much more experience will correct me if I'm wrong.
It's bad to let them sit around with the plates exposed. For that
matter, it's bad to let them sit around for many months anyway! They
need to be kept charged, and with the electrolyte over the plates.
My guess is that these batteries have been neglected and sitting around
a long time. That's not good for their health, though forklift batteries
are tougher than most.
Iif the battery is good but just "out of shape", it will improve if you
exercise it. (So do us humans).
--
Teaching children to program goes against the grain of modern education.
Just imagine the chaos if they learned to think logically, plan, create,
implement, test, and execute!
--
Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com
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