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On 08/11/2014 04:11 PM, Roger Stockton via EV wrote:
Most likely a mechanical issue with the ganged caps. Given that you
water infrequently, you might want to check with your dealer to
see if they will supply you with individual caps. The
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On 08/11/2014 04:11 PM, Roger Stockton via EV wrote:
Most likely a mechanical issue
and water.
Roland
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On 08/12/2014 08:57 PM, Jay Summet via EV wrote:
On 08/12/2014 02:39 PM, Peter C. Thompson via EV wrote:
Another option is to add in an automatic water refill system,
similar to this: http://www.aquapro.net/overview_what.html
That does
Cor van de Water wrote:
I presume that you meant to say unless it's very high in minerals
and luckily our water is the softest in the area. I grabbed the water
report from the city and saw that our tap water has on average only
71 PPM (Parts per Million) total dissolved solids, of which
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Cor van de Water wrote:
I presume that you meant to say unless it's very high in minerals
and luckily our water is the softest in the area. I grabbed the
water
report from the city
Cor van de Water wrote:
I have added a little dam of baking soda around the fill hole of that
cell, so if it spills during the end of charging, it should get
neuralized.
As I expect you realise, my concern regarding loss of electrolyte due to
spillage is that when this happens, you are
On 11 Aug 2014 at 12:55, Cor van de Water via EV wrote:
I am not sure why one battery remains sealed and clean, while another
one constantly weeps elecrolyte. ... I am using the ganged caps that
allow all 3 holes to be opened/closed together.
The second sentence is the answer to the first.
OK, confession time and I need the wisdom from the list how to handle
this mess I created.
Last night I was in a hurry and wanted to quickly water my pack since
that was needed.
So, I grabbed the first of the 3 gallons that I keep for watering,
filled the auto-shutoff jug
and started going
