Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question; Battery Warranty

2012-04-27 Thread Chris Schaefer
__ From: re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Larry Crutcher,Starlight Solar Power Systems Sent: Friday, April 27, 2012 12:41 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question; Battery Warranty Hi Dan, When y

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question; Battery Warranty

2012-04-27 Thread Dan Fink
Hi Larry; I concur with your analysis. However I frequently see electric desulphators being sold / installed / recommended as a matter of course on brand new battery banks. I think this is what the Trojan tech rep was getting at. -- Dan Fink, Executive Director; Otherpower Buckville Energy Consu

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question; Battery Warranty

2012-04-27 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Hi Dan, When you think about it, a battery will not be under warranty and need a desulfator at the same time. Here's why: All battery manufacturers state that the warranty is void if a battery is has not been charged properly. Here is the Trojan pertinent warranty text: THE PROVISIONS OF THIS L

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

2012-04-26 Thread Dan Fink
Wrenches; I wrote an Ask the Experts column on the topic for Home Power Magazine a year or two ago, and contacted Trojan Battery for more information. The Trojan tech rep said that any desulphator, chemical or electrical, would void the Trojan warranty. I don't remember which issue my article was

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

2012-04-26 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Sorry, forgot the link: http://www.mail-archive.com/re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org/msg03079.html Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems On Apr 26, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Wrenches, I have not recommended battery desulfators, as I haven't been genuinely convinced t

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

2012-04-26 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Hi Allan, Here's a link to my Wrench post on June 19, 2009 about the desulfator (pulser) I built years ago. I still use it today. Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems (928) 342-9103 www.starlightsolar.com On Apr 26, 2012, at 11:06 AM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Wrenches, I have not recom

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

2012-04-26 Thread Bell, Steve
On Behalf Of Allan Sindelar Sent: Thursday, April 26, 2012 1:07 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question Wrenches, I have not recommended battery desulfators, as I haven't been genuinely convinced that they work. I'm not asking to be convinced in this post. Rather, for

[RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

2012-04-26 Thread Allan Sindelar
Wrenches, I have not recommended battery desulfators, as I haven't been genuinely convinced that they work. I'm not asking to be convinced in this post. Rather, for those among us who do recommend and use them, what is your recommended brand and model for a large (1675