[RE-wrenches] Battery Automatic Watering

[toddcory at finestplanet.com]

Not to take this thread too far into the land of metaphors, but I'm sure everyone knows that by the time a vehicle's oil pressure light comes on, severe engine damage has already been done. 

My point is, most of our current earthly problems are because people do not want to be "bothered" with thinking about where their energy comes from, how much they use, or what the environmental repercussions of their consumption is. So now it seems to me we are trying to enable that unconsciousness with auto genny starts, auto battery watering systems and gigantic, lipstick on a pig sized arrays? This is symptom solving folks... and will never lead to where we need to go.

If someone is unable or unwilling to do something as simple as checking the electrolyte level in their batteries, maybe we should consider whether a grid tie/w battery backup system is appropriate for them?

rant off... Todd



On Friday, December 11, 2009 9:30am, "Brian Teitelbaum" <bteitelbaum at aeesolar.com> said:



Todd,
 
People already have a automatic engine oil checking system intheir cars. It’s called a “idiot light” for a reason. I imagine that there area lot of people who never check the oil until the light comes on. 
 
Years ago…in a solar galaxy far far away…Photron had a niftywater level sensor that replaced a battery cap and would send a warning signalout if the electrolyte level got low, at least in that cell. Sure would be niceif someone picked up that ball and integrated it into their System Control Panelor MATE.
 
Brian Teitelbaum
AEE Solar
 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of toddcory at finestplanet.com
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 4:21 PM
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Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Automatic Watering
 
Wellsaid Jeff... like with auto genny starting systems... if the customer is notwilling to be involved with flying their system, only insisting on some"auto-pilot" system... a crash is inevitable. Watering the batteriesis an opportunity for the customer to be more involved with their system. Ifthey are not into it, then maybe they shouldn't have it. Do they want anautomatic engine oil checking system in their car too? sheesh

Todd

On Thursday, December 10, 2009 11:11am, "Jeff Oldham"<starpower4u at juno.com> said:

> "When you try to make something idiot proof they just come up with abetter
> idiot"
> 
> -jeff o
> 
> >From the Solar, Wind and Hydro powered office of JeffOldham/Regenerative
> SOLutions
> 
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