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Dump a goodly amount of baking soda on top of, and around the
batteries. Be sure to keep it out of the electrolyte. The issue of
pressure change from altitude makes the sealed cap idea not a good one.
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\At 05:26 PM 8/1/2010, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Bob's idea of strapping them
together is good. We do the same thing to move batteries on horrible
washboard roads, it definitely keeps them upright.<br>
Also, consider the altitude change in flight, as that could pressurize an
unvented battery to dangerous levels. You definitely want to keep them
vented.<br>
For as small a project as this is ( 2 batteries?) and with all the
problems, I'd seriously consider sealed batteries in this instance. No
spills, no maintenance, better freeze protection.....<br>
(golf cart batteries don't normally get flown around by
helicopter!)<br><br>
R. Walters<br>
ray@solarray.com<br>
Solar Engineer<br><br>
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On Aug 1, 2010, at 1:47 PM, bob wrote:<br><br>
> You might want to tie the batteries together with a ratchet strap.
That will<br>
> probably do a better job of keeping them from turning over more than
if they<br>
> are just single batteries. <br>
> The plastic under the caps will probably keep the acid from
spilling. But I<br>
> would shake them to free any loose bubbles before I put the caps on,
with or<br>
> without the plastic.<br>
> You could then just put them in a heavy plastic bag, and make the
sign of<br>
> the cross and hope for the best.<br>
> <br>
> Bob<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
>
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mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of Dan
Fink<br>
> Sent: Friday, July 30, 2010 10:54 AM<br>
> To: RE-wrenches<br>
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trojan T-105 non-vented shipping caps?<br>
> <br>
> Esteemed Wrenches;<br>
> <br>
> Hopefully Ronald from Trojan can help me here, or maybe someone else
has <br>
> done this.<br>
> <br>
> In my recent remote Northern BC install, we have a pair of T-105s at
a <br>
> remote location, installed in a plastic cooler. They will need to be
<br>
> moved to the central Lodge install for winter maintenance charging,
as <br>
> their installed location gets *zero* sun for 3 months of the
winter.<br>
> <br>
> The lodge staff will be moving the cooler via
helicopter....*hopefully* <br>
> on the back seat, but it may be part of a long-line sling load. They
<br>
> have had some pretty harrowing sling load work this year, including
a <br>
> broken skid on the helo and some trees that got a 'haircut.' I can
<br>
> almost guarantee that had the batteries been on that load, they
would <br>
> have lost some electrolyte from tipping.<br>
> <br>
> My question is -- are "shipping caps" with *no vent holes*
available? Or <br>
> could we use plastic baggies? I hate the idea of the lodge staff
<br>
> accidentally getting bits of plastic bag into the cells.<br>
> <br>
> DAN FINK<br>
> Buckville Energy Consulting LLC<br>
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