And to add to Steve's good advice, make sure the sprayer has a plastic
wand. Some are made with brass
wands and that can add a degree of excitement that I can live without.
I also only fill when the batteries are mostly charged. That lessens the
chance of the cell being overfilled
as the state of charge increases. Oh...and a headlamp helps to see the
fluid level, just cock you head
and you'll find just the right angle to see the fluid.
Roy Butler
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
8902 Route 46, Arkport, NY 14807
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On 2/28/2024 3:05 PM, Steve Higgins via RE-wrenches wrote:
Here is my cheap version of a water-filling kit...
Get yourself a new weed sprayer from a hardware store 1-2 gallons will
work the best.
Cut the nozzle off to 8-10 inches in length (or whatever works for
you) so the water comes out as a stream instead of a spray.
Mark the Nozzle with colored electrical tape for the depth of the fill
tube + 1/4 to 1/2 an inch. I would suggest the length of the fill
tube + 1/2 an inch for Rolls batteries.) For example, the Rolls L16's
fill tube is 1 inch so I would make the mark 1.5 inches.
Now, when you go to fill your batteries, you line the mark up with the
top of the battery, and while looking into the cell, when the water
level touches the bottom of the nozzle, you shut off the flow and move
to the next cell.
Some people have attached a small LED light to the wand, but I use a
headlamp when working in a battery room.
Here is a link to one that I'd use...
https://www.amazon.com/Chapin-International-20000-1-Gallon-Translucent/dp/B000E28UQU/ref=sr_1_4?crid=TEWUZPEEE5WX&keywords=1+gallon+weed+sprayer&qid=1707149489&s=home-garden&sprefix=1+gallon+wee%2Cgarden%2C250&sr=1-4
<https://www.amazon.com/Chapin-International-20000-1-Gallon-Translucent/dp/B000E28UQU/ref=sr_1_4?crid=TEWUZPEEE5WX&keywords=1+gallon+weed+sprayer&qid=1707149489&s=home-garden&sprefix=1+gallon+wee%2Cgarden%2C250&sr=1-4>
One last thing... the sprayer must be new. You cannot use one that has
already had chemicals in it. This is not perfect, but its easier
than using a funnel...
<http://www.rollsbattery.com>
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On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 11:59 AM William Miller via RE-wrenches
<[email protected]> wrote:
Friends:
In spite of all of this talk about Li batteries, I still maintain
a whole lot of flooded cells. I have always struggled with
getting accurate measurements of the electrolyte level. Staring
past a flashlight down into a cell looking with one eye through
scratched safety glasses, it is hard to see just how high (or low)
the level is. I am cogitating on a few ideas to make this easier
and more accurate, but in the meantime, what are your favorite
tricks for this?
TIA
William
Miller Solar
17395 Oak Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
805-438-5600
www.millersolar.com <http://www.millersolar.com/>
CA Lic. 773985
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