We found once we removed the BFS watering caps, that the 5 gal jug, and tubing made an excellent manual filling system.
R. Walters [email protected] Solar Engineer On Dec 10, 2009, at 8:44 PM, frenergy wrote: > 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: [email protected] > 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" > <[email protected]> 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 > > > > _______________________________________________ > > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > > > List Address: [email protected] > > > > Options & settings: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List-Archive: > > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > > > List rules & etiquette: > > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > > > Check out participant bios: > > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.426 / Virus Database: 270.14.102/2556 - Release Date: 12/10/09 > 07:36:00 > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org >
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