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[QUOTE] - 2/20/2002  9:48 PM

Matt, here's the addy for Thermoil. http://www.thermoilbatteries.com/

The following is an excerpt from the presentation that Richard Moeller, REMY Battery, gave at the Milwaukee Chapter MI meeting last May.

Almost all batteries are “maintainable – maintenance free.” This means that the
electrolyte level won’t diminish to the point where the plates are exposed throughout the
life of the battery. The sequence for charging a battery during the summer is outlined as
follows:

1. Remove the cap or tops of the battery.
2. View the electrolyte level in each cell with the aid of a flashlight.
3. Charge the battery if the electrolyte covers each of the plates in all of the cells.
4. Top off the battery with water once the charging is complete.

The charging process produces gas bubbles that will expand the electrolyte. If the electrolyte is topped off prior to charging, the gas that is produced will cause the electrolyte to spill out of the battery and cause confusion in the 35/65 ratio between acid and water.

Hope this helps.

Shep
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Subject: Battery maintanance

Matt, here's the addy for Thermoil. http://www.thermoilbatteries.com/

The following is an excerpt from the presentation that Richard Moeller, REMY Battery, gave at the Milwaukee Chapter MI meeting last May.

Almost all batteries are “maintainable – maintenance free.” This means that the
electrolyte level won’t diminish to the point where the plates are exposed throughout the
life of the battery. The sequence for charging a battery during the summer is outlined as
follows:

1. Remove the cap or tops of the battery.
2. View the electrolyte level in each cell with the aid of a flashlight.
3. Charge the battery if the electrolyte covers each of the plates in all of the cells.
4. Top off the battery with water once the charging is complete.

The charging process produces gas bubbles that will expand the electrolyte. If the electrolyte is topped off prior to charging, the gas that is produced will cause the electrolyte to spill out of the battery and cause confusion in the 35/65 ratio between acid and water.

Hope this helps.

Shep