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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2> For all of the
rest of us Bozos that still manually water cells, try using a set-up used by
those who have made their own beer. It's called a bottle filler in beer
making, this is connected to a "racking cane" via 4-6 feet of 3/8" clear tubing.
I hang a one gallon jug of distilled water 2-3 feet above the bank, insert the
racking cane (which is just a section of rigid tubing with a bend in it) into
jug, bottle filler is on the other cell-filling end of the tubing. </FONT></DIV>
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Once you've started the siphon simply insert the bottle filler into each cell
far enough to start water to flow from jug to cell. You can easily watch
progress of filling, when full, lift up on bottle filler, distilled water stops
flowing...done. On to next cell. This method takes me about 10-12 seconds
to accurately fill each of my 1200 Ahr HUP cells in one attempt as
filling visibility is good.</FONT></DIV>
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Yes, you'll need to change the jug a few times...usually 3 times for my pack
(1200 Ahrs @ 24V). The shut off on the bottle filler is pretty
positive.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Bill</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face="Bookman Old Style" size=2>Feather River Solar
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>On-grid. The IBE lead-antimony cells already
installed. </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>So far Wrench feedback
is automatic watering systems are unreliable. The watering system that
IBE sells to its forklift customers requires the user to manually turn it on
and off because the feeder cap float valve does not seal tightly and the
drips add up resulting in overfilled cells and a mess.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Joel Davidson</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, December 10, 2009 10:03
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<DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial size=4>On grid or off grid Joel? If grid
tied /w battery backup, use lead calcium wet cells. They only need watering
about every 18 months.<BR><BR>Todd<BR><BR><BR>On Wednesday, December 9, 2009
6:14pm, "Joel Davidson" <<A
href="mailto:joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net">joel.davidson@sbcglobal.net</A>>
said:<BR><BR>> Wrenches,<BR>> <BR>> We installed 48 each IBE
1-85N-15 cells (24 in series in 2 Direct Power &<BR>> Water battery
boxes). We do not want to use Hydrocaps. Your suggestions for<BR>> an
automatic watering system would be most appreciated. Thanks in
advance.<BR>> <BR>> Happy Holidays.<BR>> Joel Davidson<BR>>
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