<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I think the point here is it will cost more to try to nurse the batteries back to health than to replace them, and the chance of success is low.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This is where you have the heart transplant talk: "We can replace your heart, and the operation has a 95% success rate for 5 years, but you have to really take care of it or we will be right back in the same position. If you don't want a transplant, we can just give you some really expensive medicine, but you'll probably still die soon anyway."</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Harsh, but a fitting analogy.</div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Jason Szumlanski</div><div><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><span><div dir="ltr" style="margin-left:0pt"><table style="border:none;border-collapse:collapse"><colgroup><col width="96"><col width="528"></colgroup><tbody></tbody></table></div></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Dec 3, 2015 at 4:14 PM, Tump <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tump@swnl.net" target="_blank">tump@swnl.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div style="word-wrap:break-word">Well unfortunately he delt with a bad/ingorant installer OR a CHEAP owner. Off grid without any additional charging source. Got what he paid for...... not much. If you have a mind too and he IS willing to pay you remove the batteries thaw and charge for a week or so connected to the grid. Monitor temps while charging, again low current hi voltage and see what happens. I doubt this will be an option due to the fact he has NO other power source.<br><div><span class=""><div>On Dec 3, 2015, at 9:00 AM, Feather River Solar Electric wrote:</div><br></span><blockquote type="cite">
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Hey Folks,<br>
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I came across an off-gridder yesterday whom was getting zero
support from the dealer he had purchased his small system from, self
installed, batteries in a lightly insulated box outside. When I
inspected the electrolyte levels I discovered it was frozen in some
cells, the voltage of the 48 volt pack was ~8 volts, I didn't check
individual batteries due to these facts...I'd seen "enough".
Recently temps have been in the high teens, though we are back up to
low 30's.<br>
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He does not have a genny or battery charger! I have a DC
genny which I could use to charge these batteries but should I waste
my time and his money trying to save them? Others' experience with
this situation?<br>
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TIA,<br>
<br>
Bill<br>
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