[RE-wrenches] Followup to Surrette Battery Question

[R. Walters]

Some of the single point battery watering systems have a pressure  
regulator that plumbs right to the water tap with a small filter.
Apparently we in the solar business are more anal about using  
distilled water than many other battery users.

Ray

On Sep 2, 2008, at 6:46 PM, James Surrette wrote:

> Hi Bruce,
>
> FYI, Deionized water is commonly used in battery manufacturing and  
> large motive power applications;
>
> http://www.philadelphiascientific.com/deionizer.html
>
> Regards,
>
> Jamie
>
> >>> Bruce Geddes <b.geddes at clear.net.nz> 09/02/08 6:58 PM >>>
> > And one final question: In my original post I asked if deionized  
> water was
> > the same as distilled water. Nobody addressed this question. The  
> customer
> > said he investigated (Wikipedia, I think) and found no  
> difference. Any
> > other
> > opinions, or (even better) definitive answers on this?
> >
> > Thank you,
> > Allan at PosE
>
> An interesting post Allan and a pretty thorough run down on what  
> happened -
> thank you for the information.
>
> To the best of my understanding deionised water has been passed  
> through an
> ion exchange filter so any reactive particles are removed.   
> Distilled water
> has been distilled (evaporated and condensed) and this does not  
> mean it is
> totally unreactive.  Any volitile compounds in the water may have been
> distilled also and still be in solution.  It will be sterile though.
>
> The water I source here in New Zealand (maybe not availalble in the  
> States)
> has been through both processes and is sold as a food grade product  
> for
> manufacturing tinctures etc.  Dirt cheap from a bulk retail store  
> unlike
> distilled water which is pretty pricey.
>
> Bruce Geddes
> PowerOn
>
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R. Walters
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