Wow. I always check my batteries for voltage when they arrive before installation. I never thought to check the polarity. I'll look for that negative symbol on my meter from now on!
Jason Szumlanski Fafco Solar On Oct 19, 2010, at 6:22 PM, "Kirpal Khalsa" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey All......just wanted to send out a reminder to not take the markings on > the terminals of batteries for granted.....we were installing a brand new > bank of 2V 2400Ah batteries today and had one battery mis labeled direct from > the manufacturer......had the potential to be catastrophic, just so happened > that luck was on our side.......I will not be relying on the manufacturer's > polarity markings any more....... > > > -- > Sunny Regards, > Kirpal Khalsa > NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer > Renewable Energy Systems > www.oregonsolarworks.com > 541-218-0201 m > 541-592-3958 o > _______________________________________________ > 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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