[RE-wrenches] Fullriver Battery meltdown

[Steve Higgins]

 Larry,

Thanks for the pics...

AGM's, because they are valve regulated, do need a bit more airflow around
them.  Remember there isn't the vast amount of electrolyte in a flooded
cells AGM's they are starved electrolyte batteries the only electrolyte is
what is in the Glass Matting.   Has FR seen these pics?  If so they may not
like the lack of airflow.

I'd talk with Full River, and ask them to do a tear down on these, they may
or may not...  See if you can get them to cover if they find a
manufacturing defect internally.

The tear down should tell them/and you if the temps for some reason just
got too hot, or if indeed it was a manufacturing defect that caused them
both to swell.

It'll probably cost you shipping one way, but might be worth it if indeed
they find a defect.



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On Fri, May 11, 2018 at 11:31 AM, Starlight Solar Power Systems <
larry at starlightsolar.com> wrote:

> Steve,
>
> Here is another similar installation. There is air space on top of and
> some between the battery. Many of our installations have the AGM batteries
> completely sealed in a box. 17 years of installing battery systems like
> this and not one single problem.
>
> Larry Crutcher
> Starlight Solar Power Systems
> (928) 342-9103
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> On May 10, 2018, at 1:59 PM, Steve Higgins <steve at surrette.com> wrote:
>
> Larry,
>
> Do you have any pic's of them installed?
>
> That would help a lot in getting an idea of how/why these failed.
>
> I do have two questions for you...
>
> Were there tie down straps over the tops of the batteries?
>
> Where was the temp sensor?
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