Interesting concept, Ben but the first thing which popped into what's left
of my mind is that it probably would only work well if the water in all
cells dropped at the same rate. I've never found that to be the case in my
batteries. It's probably a harbinger of a bad cell happening in the near
future but I can see each cell boiling off the water at a different rate so
that the octopus which fills all simultaneously would really work. I mean it
probably would but you'd get a lot of spillage as different cells topped out
with different quantities of water.
I'm probably over thinking this but that's the first thing which popped into
my mind.
Steve Weinstein
S/V CAPTIVA
1997 Hunter 376, Hull #376
Sailing out of Oyster Bay, NY
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-----Original Message-----
From: Ben Okopnik
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 10:40 AM
To: liveaboard@liveaboardonline.com
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] Battery Water Re: EXT : Any other lists
moreactive?
On Sat, Dec 17, 2011 at 10:00:29AM -0500, Skip Gundlach wrote:
> having had a few months, recently, on line with the charger, I can tell
> you for
> sure you'll want to check the water. ═I have 4xL16HC so I have gallons of
> distilled water aboard. ═My most recent rewatering was WAAY too late for
> comfort. ═It took about a gallon...
I saw a neat gadget recently - an octopus that replaces the plugs on
your batteries and allows you to top them all up at once. Until we all
start using AGMs or LiFePo batteries, seems like it would be a big
time-saver as well as good problem prevention...
Ben
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