[RE-wrenches] HUP cell removal

frenergy frenergy at psln.com
Thu Nov 7 09:27:27 EST 2019 

I'm with you, the replacement battery for these HUPs are Surrettes.

On 11/7/2019 4:26 AM, Tump wrote:
> My question is WHY do folks still install these steel cased Pain the 
> A*& BBs when we have 2 volt cells (UnigiII/Surrette/Crown)that have up 
> to 2400AH @20hr rate and are easily moved by hand, fork truck, shovel! 
> 2 volt cells is always the way to go.
>> On Nov 5, 2019, at 11:47 PM, Ray <ray at solarray.com 
>> <mailto:ray at solarray.com>> wrote:
>>
>> We've used an engine hoist before, but for tight spaces, we built a 
>> rig out of unistrut with a small block and tackle.  Come along can be 
>> hard to use, and puts dangerous metal parts over the battery.
>>
>> HUP batteries are easier to install
>>
>> I've since gone to a winch system, and also try to move the batteries 
>> on rollers without taking the cells out.
>>
>> Ray Walters
>> Remote Solar
>> 303 505-8760
>> On 11/5/19 6:36 AM, Michael Packard wrote:
>>> I did this exact same thing for a 48v Hup one battery bank.  Engine 
>>> hoist worked like a charm and my back was very thankful!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 5, 2019 at 12:09 AM Allan Sindelar 
>>> <allan at sindelarsolar.com <mailto:allan at sindelarsolar.com>> wrote:
>>>
>>>     Bill, I just did that a month ago, and it went amazingly
>>>     smoothly. Earlier, on a similar HUP replacement, I told the
>>>     (absentee) client that I would rent an engine hoist to lift the
>>>     cells out of the steel cases, and he advised me that it would
>>>     cost him less labor and travel if I bought one of the Chinese
>>>     engine hoists from Harbor Freight for $90 and just kept it.
>>>     Turned out to be a good application for CCC (thanks, Bob-O). A
>>>     concrete floor, the engine hoist, a simple hand truck and a
>>>     strong assistant to share the load made light work of both
>>>     removal and installation - all 4,000 pounds of it, one 200 lb.
>>>     cell at a time... so I went dancing that evening.
>>>     Allan
>>>
>>>     > On Nov 4, 2019, at 9:46 PM, frenergy <frenergy at psln.com
>>>     <mailto:frenergy at psln.com>> wrote:
>>>     >
>>>     > I'm going to have to remove the cells from 4 HUP Solar1
>>>     battery cases to change-out the pack (no option, bad access). 
>>>     Anyone ever had problems come-a-longing from above the first
>>>     cell and if so, what's the solution?...and what are you doing
>>>     tomorrow?
>>>     >
>>>     > Thx,
>>>     >
>>>     > Bill
>>>     >
>>>     > Feather River Solar Electric
>>>     > Bill Battagin, Owner
>>>     > 4291 Nelson St.
>>>     > Taylorsville, CA 95983
>>>     > 530.284.7849
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