Allen Sindelar was polling for information/opinions about deionized water versus distilled for lead battery top-up. Since "genuine steam distilled" H2O can be bought for $0.69 per gallon, why take chances on anything else? There are enough other possible problems without creating more for ourselves.
On the subject of battery health, equalization issues, etc: I just got a batch of customized monitors which can capture the voltage on each 2-volt cell at the same instant. There's also a datalogger option which will record the snapshots over time. This should be a handy tool for us "battery diagnosticians". For a 48 volt string, 25 electrical connections must be made in order to read all the cells. The simultaneous capture means no more worries about the "end to end voltage" moving while the tech is trying to measure the cells. Some end users may also want to add this to their high end battery systems. Interested Wrenches may contact me off list and I'll send you a .pdf info flyer plus pricing info. Mick Abraham, Proprietor www.abrahamsolar.com Voice: 970-731-4675 _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
