galladanb
Well-known member
I bought them in Jan or march, charged them up and then installed them. I guess I did not check the water levels....
Fast forward to now, six months later...
Checked them visually. Saw they needed some water.
All told, I guess I added about a half gallon of distilled water to the cells. That was kinda surprising...
Took a hydrometer reading and they indicated needing recharging, as all cells showed in the red.
So here are some questions...
1.) is it possible the solar controller and the inverter charger are reading each other and then deciding to not charge?
2.) should I isolate each charging system to see if one or the other is failing?
3.) should I isolate all systems and use the garage charger to bring the batteries back up first?
4.) how long should I wait to reuse the hydrometer, to allow the water to mix in properly?
I have so far shut off the charger inverter for now.
And the fridge is on 110ac meaning I have unplugged the 12v side.
SO I guess right now there is no 12v draw...
It's kinda confusing right now...
Fast forward to now, six months later...
Checked them visually. Saw they needed some water.
All told, I guess I added about a half gallon of distilled water to the cells. That was kinda surprising...
Took a hydrometer reading and they indicated needing recharging, as all cells showed in the red.
So here are some questions...
1.) is it possible the solar controller and the inverter charger are reading each other and then deciding to not charge?
2.) should I isolate each charging system to see if one or the other is failing?
3.) should I isolate all systems and use the garage charger to bring the batteries back up first?
4.) how long should I wait to reuse the hydrometer, to allow the water to mix in properly?
I have so far shut off the charger inverter for now.
And the fridge is on 110ac meaning I have unplugged the 12v side.
SO I guess right now there is no 12v draw...
It's kinda confusing right now...