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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=blue><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Check the SG of any other cell in the bank to see what SG the cells were “formed” at. I wouldn’t lower it since the bench mark SG is probably 80</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>°</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>F<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Emerson<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 01, 2011 8:33 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Acid spill...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Hi guys,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Great advice thanks, am checking the charge test sheets to ascertain the right SG for the new acid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Will get this into the spilled cells ASP.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I tried getting advice from Exide but they are not answering their phones.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Temps vary between 82F and 93F year round so there could be a case to lower the SG a little?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Carl Emerson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Free Power Co.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Land line +64 9 473 4286</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Mobile +64 22 630 9689</span><span lang=EN-NZ style='color:blue'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Email <a href="mailto:emerson@freepower.co.nz">emerson@freepower.co.nz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-NZ style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Web <a href="http://www.freepower.co.nz">www.freepower.co.nz</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Rob Shappell<br><b>Sent:</b> 2 May 2011 12:17 p.m.<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Acid spill...</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Carl,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>DO NOT ADD DISTILLED WATER!!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Refill the cells that spilled with new electrolyte of the same SG but only fill enough to cover the moss plate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Charge the battery hard to ensure that all acid is out of the positive plate.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Top off those that spilled with more new electrolyte.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Rob Shappell<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Northwest Energy Storage<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Solar-OneŽ Batteries<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Carl Emerson<br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, May 01, 2011 6:07 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'RE-wrenches'<br><b>Subject:</b> [RE-wrenches] Acid spill...<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Hi there,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>I just shipped a largish bank of Exide </span><span lang=EN-GB>BMPE19</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> flooded batteries to the Islands.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>On unloading, a pallet split and several cells lost electrolyte.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>8 out of the 48 - 2V cells lost about 1/3 of their acid.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>The question is would it be safe to even out the acid in the whole 48 cells and then top up with distilled water?<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'>Appreciate your collective wisdom…<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB 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