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<DIV><SPAN class=875102718-05082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Kirpal,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=875102718-05082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ask
Surrette directly on this. I recall having this done on an order of batteries
being shipped to Africa about ten years ago. They had to be special ordered
without electrolyte (cost more for this - an extra step for the
manufacturer as it was explained to me) and also had to be dried out and
sealed (as I remember) so that there would be no corrosion inside the cell.
I think that the shelf life was a year or less before they needed to be filled
with electrolyte.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=875102718-05082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Dave
Palumbo</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=875102718-05082008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Independent Power LLC</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B>
re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]<B>On Behalf Of </B>Kirpal
Khalsa<BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:41 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
RE-wrenches<BR><B>Subject:</B> [RE-wrenches] Battery
Question<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV dir=ltr>Hello All......we have a customer who is interested in storing
some Surrette batteries with no electrolyte as a back up set of
batteries......is there any time period that you would expect these batteries
to remain healthy....do they start losing life after some time? how long
can you store batteries with no electrolyte and still expect them to remain in
good condition when you want to begin using them?<BR>Thanks!!!<BR
clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Sunny Regards,<BR>Kirpal Khalsa<BR>NABCEP Certified Solar
PV Installer<BR>Renewable Energy Systems<BR></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>