[RE-wrenches] Electrolyte Dilution vs Voltage

[Mac Lewis]

Hello Wrenches,

I have a homeowner client that takes pretty good care of her batteries.
She has a 5 year old set of Interstate L16s (2 strings of 8).  However, she
recently didn't water them for longer than normal and they gulped up more
distilled water than usual (4 gallons).  She was unsure if any of the
plates were exposed.  She has reported that since she added the water the
battery bank has lost about 1.5-2V (48V bank) of her bank voltage in the
morning.  She reported ~49.5V in the morning before she added the water and
now she is below 48V.

I have advised a good strong equalize charge to destratify the electrolyte.

Will diluting the electrolyte make the voltage sag like that?  Is there any
other advice you might give her until I can get up there?

Thanks


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Mac Lewis

*"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates*
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