<font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Hi Chris,</font></font><div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif">There's some good advice on the Surrette website, both in their FAQ, troubleshooting and solar battery user's manuals. </font></font></div>
<div><font size="2"><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></font></font></div><div><a href="http://www.surrette.com/content/tech-faqs#dry" target="_blank">http://www.surrette.com/content/tech-faqs#dry</a></div><div>
<a href="http://www.surrette.com/content/activating-instructions-dry-charged-batteries-600?phpMyAdmin=0610e516bf803196b5feee0b1ad65c08&phpMyAdmin=3jSJ-jdC5E7b53DHgV8TGvpSCF6" target="_blank">http://www.surrette.com/content/activating-instructions-dry-charged-batteries-600?phpMyAdmin=0610e516bf803196b5feee0b1ad65c08&phpMyAdmin=3jSJ-jdC5E7b53DHgV8TGvpSCF6</a></div>
<div><a href="http://www.surrette.com/content/battery-user-manual" target="_blank">http://www.surrette.com/content/battery-user-manual</a></div><div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">One thing I remember Jamie telling me a while ago was that it will take longer to activate the battery if humidity or moisture has gotten into the cell. I don't remember the technical reason for that, just that the drier you keep 'em, the better they store. </font></div>
<div><font size="2"><br></font></div><div><font size="2">The one time I had to add electrolyte to a battery (other than my motorcycle battery), the acid came in an interesting "bottle in a box" packaging with a handy flexible spout. Got it from the local NAPA. </font><font size="2"> </font>Clip the spout, and the rest is easy. I'd definitely have acid-resistant bib and long gloves, and absolutely positively good eye protection, and a bag of baking soda from the warehouse store. </div>
<div><br></div><div>Expect to burn some generator run-time in the activation process -- you want to make sure that the new cell is brought up in line with all the rest, and that may take some time.</div><div><font size="2"><br clear="all">
</font>Phil<div>-----------</div><div><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px">"</span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px">When we learn how to store electricity, we will cease being apes ourselves; until then we are tailless orangutans. You see, we should utilize natural forces and thus get all of our power. Sunshine is a form of energy, and the winds and the tides are manifestations of energy. </span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px">Do we use them? Oh, no! We burn up wood and coal, as renters burn up the front fence for fuel. We live like squatters, not as if we owned the property. </span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px"></span><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px">There must surely come a time when heat and power will be stored in unlimited quantities in every community, all gathered by natural forces."</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:15px">-- Thomas Edison --</span></div><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 1:11 PM, Chris Daum <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:chris@oasismontana.com" target="_blank">chris@oasismontana.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font face="Arial" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial">I have a customer who most likely
has a dead cell in his battery bank and wants to replace it with a dry
replacement battery he has on hand. The battery bank is made up of (24)
2ks-33PS batteries in series for a 48 volt system. I haven’t activated a
dry battery before and expect I will not hear back from Surrette before I head
out to check specific gravities tomorrow. I’m wondering what the procedure
is for adding electrolyte to a battery so it can be added into a
string?<u></u><u></u></span></font></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#0000ff"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><span><font color="#000000">As always, appreciate
the input.</font> </span></span></font><span><font color="#888888"><font color="#000000"><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Arial"><span></span></span></font></font></span></p><span><font color="#888888">
<p>Chris Daum<br>Oasis Montana Inc.<br><a href="tel:406-777-4309" value="+14067774309" target="_blank">406-777-4309</a><br><a href="tel:406-777-0830" value="+14067770830" target="_blank">406-777-0830</a> fax<br><a href="http://www.oasismontana.com" target="_blank">www.oasismontana.com</a><span><font color="#0000ff"> </font></span><br>
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