Some of the single point battery watering systems have a pressure
regulator that plumbs right to the water tap with a small filter.
Apparently we in the solar business are more anal about using
distilled water than many other battery users.
Ray
On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:46 PM, James Surrette wrote:
Hi Bruce,
FYI, Deionized water is commonly used in battery manufacturing and
large motive power applications;
http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html
Regards,
Jamie
>>> Bruce Geddes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 09/02/08 6:58 PM >>>
> And one final question: In my original post I asked if deionized
water was
> the same as distilled water. Nobody addressed this question. The
customer
> said he investigated (Wikipedia, I think) and found no
difference. Any
> other
> opinions, or (even better) definitive answers on this?
>
> Thank you,
> Allan at PosE
An interesting post Allan and a pretty thorough run down on what
happened -
thank you for the information.
To the best of my understanding deionised water has been passed
through an
ion exchange filter so any reactive particles are removed.
Distilled water
has been distilled (evaporated and condensed) and this does not
mean it is
totally unreactive. Any volitile compounds in the water may have been
distilled also and still be in solution. It will be sterile though.
The water I source here in New Zealand (maybe not availalble in the
States)
has been through both processes and is sold as a food grade product
for
manufacturing tinctures etc. Dirt cheap from a bulk retail store
unlike
distilled water which is pretty pricey.
Bruce Geddes
PowerOn
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