[RE-wrenches] battery commissioning

[robert ellison]

Ron,
I think it would change little as the shipping weight would be about the
same, I am assuming they would ship the acid with the batteries and you have
to do the commissioning and charging.
With wet batteries you will need to charge them as a matter of good practice
if they sit there for a long time.
 .
But you don't have to get the acid drops on you from filling them. I swear
that even wearing a rubber suit, I still get drops of the acid on me. Most
of the time it is not noticeable till after a wash.
I expect the factory would rather do it for quality control reasons also.
The less you mess with the acid the better, it takes a lot of concentration
to keep from overfilling the cells without a filling tool.

Bob



On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:50 AM, R Young <solareagle at solareagle.com> wrote:

> Hello Wrenches
>
> Do any of you stock dry charged lead acid batteries and commission them as
> needed? If so, what are the advantages/disadvantages of doing this aside
> from the obvious requirements for safe handling procedures? I'm considering
> this as an option to reduce shipping cost on large battery consignments and
> increase storage time but have no experience in activating batteries from a
> dry state. I've read the Surrette activating instructions and it seems easy
> enough although I'm wondering if the freight cost advantage will be offset
> by the power requirement of charging the batteries.
>
> Ron Young
> earthRight - Solareagle.com
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