Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-08 Thread Allan Sindelar
Agreed on all points, and one more. The Northwest Energy Storage (www.hupsolarone.com) website is unsurpassed, and set up so that I can send clients to it, for dimensions and weights, capacities, proper care, min/max charging rates... and retail prices, so no questions about what the cost will

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-07 Thread frenergy
I'm with you, the replacement battery for these HUPs are Surrettes. On 11/7/2019 4:26 AM, Tump wrote: My question is WHY do folks still install these steel cased Pain the A*& BBs when we have 2 volt cells (UnigiII/Surrette/Crown)that have up to 2400AH @20hr rate and are easily moved by hand, fo

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-07 Thread Tump
My question is WHY do folks still install these steel cased Pain the A*& BBs when we have 2 volt cells (UnigiII/Surrette/Crown)that have up to 2400AH @20hr rate and are easily moved by hand, fork truck, shovel! 2 volt cells is always the way to go. > On Nov 5, 2019, at 11:47 PM, Ray wrote: > >

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-05 Thread Ray
We've used an engine hoist before, but for tight spaces, we built a rig out of unistrut with a small block and tackle.  Come along can be hard to use, and puts dangerous metal parts over the battery. HUP batteries are easier to install I've since gone to a winch system, and also try to move th

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-05 Thread Foxfire Energy
] HUP cell removal I did this exact same thing for a 48v Hup one battery bank. Engine hoist worked like a charm and my back was very thankful! On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:09 AM Allan Sindelar mailto:al...@sindelarsolar.com>> wrote: Bill, I just did that a month ago, and it went amazingly sm

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-05 Thread Michael Packard
I did this exact same thing for a 48v Hup one battery bank. Engine hoist worked like a charm and my back was very thankful! On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:09 AM Allan Sindelar wrote: > Bill, I just did that a month ago, and it went amazingly smoothly. > Earlier, on a similar HUP replacement, I to

Re: [RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-04 Thread Allan Sindelar
Bill, I just did that a month ago, and it went amazingly smoothly. Earlier, on a similar HUP replacement, I told the (absentee) client that I would rent an engine hoist to lift the cells out of the steel cases, and he advised me that it would cost him less labor and travel if I bought one of the

[RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

2019-11-04 Thread frenergy
I'm going to have to remove the cells from 4 HUP Solar1 battery cases to change-out the pack (no option, bad access).  Anyone ever had problems come-a-longing from above the first cell and if so, what's the solution?...and what are you doing tomorrow? Thx, Bill Feather River Solar Electric B