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How likely / certain is it that Aquions will have an early failure? Can
we expect the banks to go down fairly soon? <br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake<br><br>
At 03:35 PM 5/9/2019, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">As Aquion said, loosening the
main nut will destroy the battery. I can vouch for that as well, not my
doing, but I could not recover the batteries where that had been done. I
tightened the nuts and got just about one cycle before they were
gone.<br><br>
I suspect that the temperature cycling of the batteries enhanced creep of
the case and active materials to the point where there was no longer
adequate compression, and so they are failing. It could be that if they
had mfg them with steel cases and permanent layer level compression they
might have been longer lived. <br><br>
One thing about being able to take the layers apart is that they are much
easier to move around that way. Each layer is only about 30 lbs. Then you
can find creative uses for the aluminum bases and high strength threaded
rod from them. <br><br>
If you need an MSDS to show to the disposal site, contact me at AEE
Solar. At our Hazo House locally here, they took a brief look at the MSDS
and said, sure bring them in, no problem. Worth a try.<br><br>
Brad<br><br>
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On Thu, May 9, 2019 at 10:38 AM Glenn Burt
<<a href="mailto:Glenn.burt@glbcc.com">Glenn.burt@glbcc.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
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<dd>We got such a black eye from the Aquions we installed that we had to
replace entire banks to regain customer confidence and prevent bad word
of mouth talk about the company.<br>
<dd>They were a big loss both to our reputation and financial
health.<br>
<dd>I recommend discussing the issues and replacing the entire
bank.<br><br>
<dd>Sent from my Verizon LG Smartphone<br>
</i><br>
<dd>------ Original message------<br>
<dd>From: </b>Lou Russo<br>
<dd>Date: </b>Thu, May 9, 2019 11:53 AM<br>
<dd>To: </b>RE-wrenches;<br>
<dd>Cc: <br>
<dd>Subject:</b>[RE-wrenches] Aquion - Mix and Matching Layers<br><br>
<dd>Wrenches,<br><br>
<dd>I am getting more and more call about orphaned Aquion systems that
have gone bad. Many of the systems have one or two "layers"
that have gone bad. Voltage spikes up to the 14-15V range while charging
and cratering to zero if even the tiniest load is put on it (e.g. turning
on a charge controller, like I said...tiny). So I do not believe charging
that particular "layer" with 6V charger would fix the problem.
<br><br>
<dd>Has anybody out there swapped out a bad "layer" with a good
one and reassembled the stack? Is it even possible? <br><br>
<dd>As always thanks for the help. <br><br>
<dd>Aloha,<br><br>
<dd>Lou Russo<br>
<dd><a href="mailto:lou@spreesolarsystems.com">
lou@spreesolarsystems.com</a><br>
<dd><a href="tel:808%20345%0D%20%206762">808 345 6762</a><br>
<dd>Spree Solar Systems LLC <br>
<dd>CT-34322<br><br>
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