You might want to tie the batteries together with a ratchet strap. That will probably do a better job of keeping them from turning over more than if they are just single batteries. The plastic under the caps will probably keep the acid from spilling. But I would shake them to free any loose bubbles before I put the caps on, with or without the plastic. You could then just put them in a heavy plastic bag, and make the sign of the cross and hope for the best.
Bob -----Original Message----- From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Dan Fink Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:54 AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trojan T-105 non-vented shipping caps? Esteemed Wrenches; Hopefully Ronald from Trojan can help me here, or maybe someone else has done this. In my recent remote Northern BC install, we have a pair of T-105s at a remote location, installed in a plastic cooler. They will need to be moved to the central Lodge install for winter maintenance charging, as their installed location gets *zero* sun for 3 months of the winter. The lodge staff will be moving the cooler via helicopter....*hopefully* on the back seat, but it may be part of a long-line sling load. They have had some pretty harrowing sling load work this year, including a broken skid on the helo and some trees that got a 'haircut.' I can almost guarantee that had the batteries been on that load, they would have lost some electrolyte from tipping. My question is -- are "shipping caps" with *no vent holes* available? Or could we use plastic baggies? I hate the idea of the lodge staff accidentally getting bits of plastic bag into the cells. DAN FINK Buckville Energy Consulting LLC http://www.buckville.com/ _______________________________________________ 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-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: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org 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
