Hi guys, I appreciate the answers and comments.
However, I did find out from her that she had forgot to connect one of the strings back in. So maybe we are OK. Thanks again On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 11:16 AM Ray <[email protected]> wrote: > Interstate is not a long life battery. 5 years is probably getting near > the end. As they age, they start using more water which leads to running > them dry, which leads to killing them even quicker. The end of service for > L16s is usually not pretty. I'd be checking for dead cells, in addition to > Steve Higgins's recommendations. Whether she can recover them or not, its > time to at least start shopping for new batteries. As this continues, > they'll use more and more water, make more acid mess, and in general not > work as well from here on out. Then, cells will start dying left and > right, and it will get really miserable. Basically it comes down to how > long she is willing to suffer. > > Ray Walters > Remote Solar > 303 505-8760 > > On 7/18/18 9:38 AM, Mac Lewis wrote: > > Hello Wrenches, > > I have a homeowner client that takes pretty good care of her batteries. > She has a 5 year old set of Interstate L16s (2 strings of 8). However, she > recently didn't water them for longer than normal and they gulped up more > distilled water than usual (4 gallons). She was unsure if any of the > plates were exposed. She has reported that since she added the water the > battery bank has lost about 1.5-2V (48V bank) of her bank voltage in the > morning. She reported ~49.5V in the morning before she added the water and > now she is below 48V. > > I have advised a good strong equalize charge to destratify the electrolyte. > > Will diluting the electrolyte make the voltage sag like that? Is there > any other advice you might give her until I can get up there? > > Thanks > > > -- > > > > Mac Lewis > > * "Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates * > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & > settings:http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette:www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios:www.members.re-wrenches.org > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > -- Mac Lewis *"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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