For all of the rest of us Bozos that still manually water cells, try using
a set-up used by those who have made their own beer. It's called a bottle
filler in beer making, this is connected to a "racking cane" via 4-6 feet of
3/8" clear tubing. I hang a one gallon jug of distilled water 2-3 feet above
the bank, insert the racking cane (which is just a section of rigid tubing with
a bend in it) into jug, bottle filler is on the other cell-filling end of the
tubing.
Once you've started the siphon simply insert the bottle filler into
each cell far enough to start water to flow from jug to cell. You can easily
watch progress of filling, when full, lift up on bottle filler, distilled water
stops flowing...done. On to next cell. This method takes me about 10-12
seconds to accurately fill each of my 1200 Ahr HUP cells in one attempt as
filling visibility is good.
Yes, you'll need to change the jug a few times...usually 3 times for my
pack (1200 Ahrs @ 24V). The shut off on the bottle filler is pretty positive.
Bill
Feather River Solar Electric
----- Original Message -----
From: Joel Davidson
To: RE-wrenches
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:07 AM
Subject: **Possible_Spam** Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Automatic Watering
On-grid. The IBE lead-antimony cells already installed. So far Wrench
feedback is automatic watering systems are unreliable. The watering system that
IBE sells to its forklift customers requires the user to manually turn it on
and off because the feeder cap float valve does not seal tightly and the drips
add up resulting in overfilled cells and a mess.
Joel Davidson
----- Original Message -----
From: toddc...@finestplanet.com
To: RE-wrenches
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Automatic Watering
On grid or off grid Joel? If grid tied /w battery backup, use lead calcium
wet cells. They only need watering about every 18 months.
Todd
On Wednesday, December 9, 2009 6:14pm, "Joel Davidson"
<joel.david...@sbcglobal.net> said:
> Wrenches,
>
> We installed 48 each IBE 1-85N-15 cells (24 in series in 2 Direct Power &
> Water battery boxes). We do not want to use Hydrocaps. Your suggestions
for
> an automatic watering system would be most appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Happy Holidays.
> Joel Davidson
>
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