<div dir="auto">Todd:</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">This is about batteries that exist. <br clear="all"><br><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">William Miller<br>Miller Solar.com<br>805-438-5600<br><a href="http://www.millersolar.com">www.millersolar.com</a><br></div></div></div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 28, 2024 at 1:23 PM Todd Cory via RE-wrenches <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><font face="georgia" size="2"><p style="margin:0;padding:0;font-family:georgia;font-size:10pt">Another option for grid tied with battery based systems, is to use flooded lead calcium batteries which last 20 years and only need about 20 ml/ cell, added every 3 years.<br><br>Todd<br><br><br><br>On Wednesday, February 28, 2024 12:35pm, "Roy Butler via RE-wrenches" <<a href="mailto:re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org" target="_blank">re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>> said:</p>
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<div id="m_-7429646339751893258SafeStyles1709155136"><span style="font-size:small">And to add to Steve's good advice, make sure the sprayer has a plastic wand. Some are made with brass<br> wands and that can add a degree of excitement that I can live without.<br><br> I also only fill when the batteries are mostly charged. That lessens the chance of the cell being overfilled<br> as the state of charge increases. Oh...and a headlamp helps to see the fluid level, just cock you head<br> and you'll find just the right angle to see the fluid.<br></span>
<p style="margin:0;padding:0">Roy Butler
Four Winds Renewable Energy, LLC
<a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/8902+Route+46?entry=gmail&source=g">8902 Route 46</a>, Arkport, NY 14807
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