[RE-wrenches] Wet NiCad batteries

2013-06-25 Thread jay peltz
HI All, I'm looking for information on how you recondition wet cell NiCad batteries, Thanks in advance, jay peltz power ___ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Change email address settings:

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wet NiCad batteries

2013-06-25 Thread Bob-O Schultze
You might want to check your early Home Powers. We went thorough that dance in 1989 or so. It's ugly and the spent electrolyte is serious toxic waste. On Jun 25, 2013, at 9:32 AM, jay peltz wrote: HI All, I'm looking for information on how you recondition wet cell NiCad batteries, Thanks in

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wet NiCad batteries

2013-06-25 Thread Exeltech
Jay, I second Bob-O's comment - completely. I inherited a number of pocket-plate ni-cad cells in the early 90s and went through the same exercise as Richard Perez -- including the same bad words he used (maybe more). If the cells are truly diminished in capacity, recycle them. The

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery bank during peak times

2013-06-25 Thread SunHarvest
Hi Jesse, If I read this correctly your customer is wanting to go off-grid during peak hours. I recently went through this same thing with a customer. I received feedback from an old SMA tech and some Wrenchers (thread titled Battery Back-up and Grid Tie). Here's what I learned: 1. Inverters

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wet NiCad batteries

2013-06-25 Thread jay peltz
HI Dan and Bob-O, I totally agree with you both. But as you guys both know, some folks really wont take no for an answer. This person has the money and talent to do this, and he really wants to, just trying to get him the correct info rather than some garbage off the WWW. thanks, jay On Jun

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery bank during peak times

2013-06-25 Thread Jesse Dahl
Very good numbers. I've found their monthly enlightener that they send with each bill on line and found this interesting tidbit. if considering a PV system, know that not all contractors are the same. We are installing a model PV system at our main office so our customers can come to us

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery bank during peak times

2013-06-25 Thread Brian Teitelbaum
Southern California Edison (SCE) is now denying applications for interconnection and net metering IF the system can charge batteries by using grid power. It looks like they are worried about people using time-of-use metering in this way. I think it's completely bogus, not only because of the

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery bank during peak times

2013-06-25 Thread Eric . Bentsen
Hi Jesse, If the customer wants PV with battery storage capability, this can certainly reduce their utility bill. I agree that just charging off the grid during non-peak hours would not be very efficient, but when you add solar energy with storage to the equation, this can make a difference.

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery bank during peak times

2013-06-25 Thread Jesse Dahl
I agree as well, but this is going to be installed at the CO-OPs main office and be an example system for their customers to get info on solar. Paying the little we pay for electricity, none of their customers will end up with a system of this type, 95% of the time they just grid-tie. A system

Re: [RE-wrenches] Wet NiCad batteries

2013-06-25 Thread John
Hi Jay, I had a set of NiCd's once and asked the list for the same instructions as you have done. It was an interesting exercise but I wouldn't go through the hassle again as the hardest part was safely disposing of the old electrolyte, and is your customer as careful about that as you would