How likely / certain is it that Aquions will have
an early failure? Can we expect the banks to go down fairly soon?
Thanks,
Drake
At 03:35 PM 5/9/2019, you wrote:
As Aquion said, loosening the main nut will
destroy the battery. I can vouch for that as
well, not my doing, but I could not recover the
batteries where that had been done. I tightened
the nuts and got just about one cycle before they were gone.
I suspect that the temperature cycling of the
batteries enhanced creep of the case and active
materials to the point where there was no longer
adequate compression, and so they are failing.
It could be that if they had mfg them with steel
cases and permanent layer level compression they might have been longer lived.
One thing about being able to take the layers
apart is that they are much easier to move
around that way. Each layer is only about 30
lbs. Then you can find creative uses for the
aluminum bases and high strength threaded rod from them.
If you need an MSDS to show to the disposal
site, contact me at AEE Solar. At our Hazo House
locally here, they took a brief look at the MSDS
and said, sure bring them in, no problem. Worth a try.
Brad
On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 10:38 AM Glenn Burt
<<mailto:glenn.b...@glbcc.com>glenn.b...@glbcc.com> wrote:
We got such a black eye from the Aquions we
installed that we had to replace entire banks to
regain customer confidence and prevent bad word
of mouth talk about the company.
They were a big loss both to our reputation and financial health.
I recommend discussing the issues and replacing the entire bank.
Sent from my Verizon LG Smartphone
------ Original message------
From: Lou Russo
Date: Thu, May 9, 2019 11:53 AM
To: RE-wrenches;
Cc:
Subject:[RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers
Wrenches,
I am getting more and more call about orphaned
Aquion systems that have gone bad. Many of the
systems have one or two "layers" that have gone
bad. Voltage spikes up to the 14-15V range while
charging and cratering to zero if even the
tiniest load is put on it (e.g. turning on a
charge controller, like I said...tiny). So I do
not believe charging that particular "layer"
with 6V charger would fix the problem.Â
Has anybody out there swapped out a bad "layer"
with a good one and reassembled the stack? Is it even possible?Â
As always thanks for the help.Â
Aloha,
Lou Russo
<mailto:l...@spreesolarsystems.com>l...@spreesolarsystems.com
<tel:808%20345%0D%20%206762>808 345 6762
Spree Solar Systems LLCÂ
CT-34322
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