Battery Blunders -- call for photos and stories [RE-wrenches]

[Windy Dankoff, Dankoff Solar]

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Wrenches,

First, thanks for many contributions that have now resulted in 
completion of an article on grounding & lightning protection, soon to 
be printed in Home Power (that was a year ago, but now that I'm 
retired, I have time to work  :-)

Now, I'm planning an article "Top 10 Battery Blunders".

I'm asking for stories, examples, suggestions, and especially PHOTOS. 
You will be credited in the article, of course.

TOP 10 BATTERY BLUNDERS  (draft list)
Undersized for the job, or for anticipated expansion
Three or more parallel strings, especially without bus bars.
Lack of corrosion prevention
Lack of sufficient monitoring system
Wrong battery type or wrong charge control scheme for standby batteries
Lack of low-voltage shutoff
Difficult access for maintenance
Lack of maintenance schedule
Owner misunderstanding about charge requirements (esp. keeping them low 
for extended periods)
Wrong voltage settings for the type of battery used (esp. too low for 
flooded batts)

I look forward to some dirty pictures!

Windy

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