Ron, I think it would change little as the shipping weight would be about the same, I am assuming they would ship the acid with the batteries and you have to do the commissioning and charging. With wet batteries you will need to charge them as a matter of good practice if they sit there for a long time. . But you don't have to get the acid drops on you from filling them. I swear that even wearing a rubber suit, I still get drops of the acid on me. Most of the time it is not noticeable till after a wash. I expect the factory would rather do it for quality control reasons also. The less you mess with the acid the better, it takes a lot of concentration to keep from overfilling the cells without a filling tool.
Bob On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:50 AM, R Young <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Wrenches > > Do any of you stock dry charged lead acid batteries and commission them as > needed? If so, what are the advantages/disadvantages of doing this aside > from the obvious requirements for safe handling procedures? I'm considering > this as an option to reduce shipping cost on large battery consignments and > increase storage time but have no experience in activating batteries from a > dry state. I've read the Surrette activating instructions and it seems easy > enough although I'm wondering if the freight cost advantage will be offset > by the power requirement of charging the batteries. > > Ron Young > earthRight - Solareagle.com > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > 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 > >
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