We've used an engine hoist before, but for tight spaces, we built a rig
out of unistrut with a small block and tackle. Come along can be hard
to use, and puts dangerous metal parts over the battery.
HUP batteries are easier to install
I've since gone to a winch system, and also try to move the batteries on
rollers without taking the cells out.
Ray Walters
Remote Solar
303 505-8760
On 11/5/19 6:36 AM, Michael Packard wrote:
I did this exact same thing for a 48v Hup one battery bank. Engine
hoist worked like a charm and my back was very thankful!
On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:09 AM Allan Sindelar
<al...@sindelarsolar.com <mailto:al...@sindelarsolar.com>> wrote:
Bill, I just did that a month ago, and it went amazingly smoothly.
Earlier, on a similar HUP replacement, I told the (absentee)
client that I would rent an engine hoist to lift the cells out of
the steel cases, and he advised me that it would cost him less
labor and travel if I bought one of the Chinese engine hoists from
Harbor Freight for $90 and just kept it. Turned out to be a good
application for CCC (thanks, Bob-O). A concrete floor, the engine
hoist, a simple hand truck and a strong assistant to share the
load made light work of both removal and installation - all 4,000
pounds of it, one 200 lb. cell at a time... so I went dancing that
evening.
Allan
> On Nov 4, 2019, at 9:46 PM, frenergy <frene...@psln.com
<mailto:frene...@psln.com>> wrote:
>
> I'm going to have to remove the cells from 4 HUP Solar1 battery
cases to change-out the pack (no option, bad access). Anyone ever
had problems come-a-longing from above the first cell and if so,
what's the solution?...and what are you doing tomorrow?
>
> Thx,
>
> Bill
>
> Feather River Solar Electric
> Bill Battagin, Owner
> 4291 Nelson St.
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