[RE-wrenches] Sealed battery test/maintenance

[robert ellison]

You can't use a auto tester because it will not load the battery with a
controled load for the test time.
It needs to be an adjustable (many variable resistors) load bank to do it
correctly.

Bob

On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM, robert ellison <reellison at gmail.com>wrote:

> The only way to test those definitively is with a load bank and a 6 or 20
> hour test depending on the rating. Probably don't want to do the test for
> the 75 hour rate!.
>
> If you want detailed instructions I can write them up pass them on, it is a
> long and arduous process, but I do it on 40 battery banks at a time. It
> is hard to get a reading on the entire set in 15 minutes, then you start the
> next trip around.
> One person writing and one testing helps.
>
> Bob
>
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Glenn Burt <glenn.burt at glbcc.com> wrote:
>
>> Good Holiday Season to all:
>>
>> Does anyone have a sealed (gel & AGM) battery test/maintenance procedure
>> they would feel comfortable sharing with the group?
>> I have been tasked with creating one for our company now that we have more
>> than a couple of grid tied systems with battery backup.
>>
>> Hate to re-invent the wheel with so much talent available here.
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Glenn Burt
>> Technical Specialist
>>
>> Renewable Power Systems, LLC
>> PO Box 967
>> Averill Park, NY 12018
>> V: 518-674-5808
>> C: 518-810-3174
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>> E: gburt at RPSPower.com
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>>
>>
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