[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > The cover sealing is done the same way it was done before we arrived > on the Optima scene... We *have* changed the case a little; the new > design should have hit the sales outlets about 6 months ago, give or > take. There's now a lip, the intent of which is to help prevent the > seal from being broken in the manner Lee described.
...and indeed they have! We bought 4 replacement Optimas, and then do have a lip around the top of the grey case right even with the yellow top. > You find something else you think will help you work with the > battery, feel free to give a shout, hear? Will do! My thoughts: 1. Offer a terminal option that provides either a threaded stud or a thru-hole for a bolt. The automotive posts are good for high currents, but a royal pain to connect together in large arrays. 2. How about sealing each cell from its neighbor, so acid doesn't cause leakage paths from once cell to the next. This would of course require a separate vent for each cell. I think the Inspira does this? The six separate vents would make it easier to add water to a cell if ever necessary. 3. Stagger the cells and eliminate the excess material around the top so multiple battery arrays pack hexagonally. -- Lee A. Hart Ring the bells that still can ring 814 8th Ave. N. Forget your perfect offering Sartell, MN 56377 USA There is a crack in everything leeahart_at_earthlink.net That's how the light gets in - Leonard Cohen
