<div>Ron,</div>
<div>I think it would change little as the shipping weight would be about the same, I am assuming they would ship the acid with the batteries and you have to do the commissioning and charging.</div>
<div>With wet batteries you will need to charge them as a matter of good practice if they sit there for a long time. </div>
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<div>But you don't have to get the acid drops on you from filling them. I swear that even wearing a rubber suit, I still get drops of the acid on me. Most of the time it is not noticeable till after a wash. </div>
<div>I expect the factory would rather do it for quality control reasons also. </div>
<div>The less you mess with the acid the better, it takes a lot of concentration to keep from overfilling the cells without a filling tool.</div>
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<div>Bob</div>
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:50 AM, R Young <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:solareagle@solareagle.com">solareagle@solareagle.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid">Hello Wrenches<br><br>Do any of you stock dry charged lead acid batteries and commission them as needed? If so, what are the advantages/disadvantages of doing this aside from the obvious requirements for safe handling procedures? I'm considering this as an option to reduce shipping cost on large battery consignments and increase storage time but have no experience in activating batteries from a dry state. I've read the Surrette activating instructions and it seems easy enough although I'm wondering if the freight cost advantage will be offset by the power requirement of charging the batteries.<br>
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