[RE-wrenches] Acid spill...

[Rob Shappell]

Carl,

 

DO NOT ADD DISTILLED WATER!!

 

1.      Refill the cells that spilled with new electrolyte of the same SG
but only fill enough to cover the moss plate.

2.      Charge the battery hard to ensure that all acid is out of the
positive plate.

3.      Top off those that spilled with more new electrolyte.

 

Rob Shappell

Northwest Energy Storage

Solar-OneR Batteries

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Carl Emerson
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 6:07 PM
To: 'RE-wrenches'
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Acid spill...

 

Hi there,

 

I just shipped a largish bank of Exide BMPE19 flooded batteries to the
Islands.

 

On unloading, a pallet split and several cells lost electrolyte.

 

8 out of the 48 - 2V cells lost about 1/3 of their acid.

 

The question is would it be safe to even out the acid in the whole 48 cells
and then top up with distilled water?

 

Appreciate your collective wisdom.

 

 

Carl Emerson

Free Power Co.

Land line +64 9 473 4286

Mobile +64 22 630 9689

Email   emerson at freepower.co.nz

Web   www.freepower.co.nz

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