Hello Wrenches,<div><br></div>This is my first go around here in the mailing list. I ve been a "lurker" for years, I muchappreciateall the insight you all have provided.<div><br></div><div>Here is the situation:</div>
<div><br></div><div>I have a client with 12 Interstate UL16HCs (24v system, 3 x 4 battery bank) purchased and installed exactly 12 months ago. After 5 months of being installed he thought one of the batteries may be going badbecauseof some minorcorrosionon one terminal and one cell was not using as much water as all the rest. So I disconnected that string after a full charge and let it rest for 8 hours. I then checked thespecificgravity with the refractometer as well as thevoltageof each battery. Everything looked fine. I called the Interstatewarehouselet them know the situation and asked what they could do for me, they said "nothing" of course. So nothing happened. Fast forward. Afterspeakingto another wrench (I am always up for clients getting more info) who mentioned something about a bad batch of batteries that Interstatereceivedaround the time of installation, my client wants to do something. I know the first part of the following question has been hashed out in some detail already, the second part is the most important here...</div>
<div><br></div><div>Assuming the one battery is bad, is it worth it to replace the one battery at this stage and call it good? If not, should I orInterstateberesponsiblefor replacing the whole battery bank?</div><div>
<div><div><br>Thanks for any and all insight.</div><div><br></div><div>Cheers,</div><div><br></div><div>Lou<br><div><br></div></div>
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