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Might want to check the water levels in your batteries. Checked mine yesterday evening and spent a lot of time filling them to the top. Two batteries were really low. They hook to my inverter and they seemed to have gotten low since early spring when I checked them last. Doesn't help with the heat and maintaining a trickle charge constantly. Just a heads up to prevent you from having to buy a new battery at the last minute. :highfive
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Originally Posted by BigDawgg
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Checked mine last week, my 2 trolling batteries were real low. I filled them with acid.
Please double check me, but the only thing that evaporates from wet cell batteries is water. You should top off with distilled water not acid. As i stated please verify to satisfy that I am correct, but that has always been my understanding. Adding more acid can be detrimental to the battery.Quote:
Originally Posted by trypman1
I always understood that it was the water that evaporated. Perhaps adding acid to a dead battery might help to rejuvenate it.
Allen and I started adding just acid a few years ago. Actually Allen has been doing this for several years. He has gotten 7 or 8 years off trolling batteries. That's why I started adding just acid.
Where are you getting the acid at? I been using water,can't find acid ....
Matthew, I am thinking O'Reilly has it or Pep Boy's.
Saw this on Google in part of reason's of dead battery:
Regular topping up with distilled or demineralized water ensures that level of electrolyte is maintained. Evaporation of water component of battery electrolyte has to be compensated by topping up with water on a regular basis at defined intervals.:popcorn
here is a good article about Battery maintenance !!! might want to read about watering your batteries !!!! and what it says about Acid !!!!
Battery Maintenance | Trojan Battery Company
Maybe im crazy but lemonade made with distilled water works well too.
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I buy my Acid at parts house, been using for years, no problems. If you smell acid when you charge, it is evaporizing.
I buy acid at advanced auto.
well I read over it fairly fast, but from what I read, it said water only, nothing about acid??????Quote:
Originally Posted by strmwalker
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Originally Posted by Countryboy N.C.
Watering
FLOODED BATTERIES ONLY
Flooded batteries need water.
More importantly, watering must be done at the right time and in the right amount or the battery’s performance and longevity suffers.
Water should always be added after fully charging the battery. Prior to charging, there should be enough water to cover the plates. If the battery has been discharged (partially or fully), the water level should also be above the plates. Keeping the water at the correct level after a full charge will prevent having to worry about the water level at a different state of charge.
Depending on the local climate, charging methods, application, etc., Trojan recommends that batteries be checked once a month until you get a feel for how often your batteries are need watering.
Important Things to Remember
- Do not let the plates get exposed to air. This will damage (corrode) the plates.
- Do not fill the water level in the filling well to the cap. This most likely will cause the battery to overflow acid, consequently losing capacity and causing a corrosive mess.
- Do not use water with a high mineral content. Use distilled or deionized water only.
CAUTION: The electrolyte is a solution of acid and water so skin contact should be avoided.
Step-By-Step Watering Procedure
- Open the vent caps and look inside the fill wells.
- Check electrolyte level; the minimum level is at the top of the plates.
- If necessary add just enough water to cover the plates at this time.
- Put batteries on a complete charge before adding any additional water (refer to the Charging section).
- Once charging is completed, open the vent caps and look inside the fill wells.
- Add water until the electrolyte level is 1/8″ below the bottom of the fill well.
- A piece of rubber can be used safely as a dipstick to help determine this level.
- Clean, replace, and tighten all vent caps.
WARNING: Never add acid to a battery.
Watering Diagram
Flooded batteries need water.
But more importantly, watering must be done at the right time and in the right amount or the battery’s performance and longevity suffers.
General Watering Instructions:
- Add water, never acid, to cells (distilled water recommended)
- DO NOT OVERWATER
- For fully charged standard deep-cycle batteries, add water to the level of 1/8 below bottom of vent well (see diagram A below)
- For fully charged Plus Series batteries, add water to the maximum water level indicator (see diagram B below)
- If the batteries are discharged, only add water if the plates are exposed. Add just enough water to cover the plates, then charge the batteries. Once fully charged, add water to the proper level indicated above
- After watering, secure vent caps on batteries