[Ian W]

I had a new battery delivered to me today.

When I opened the package, the battery had obviously leaked. I rang the supplier and have been advised to top it up with de-ionised water. Will that affect the battery adversely?

I also understood it would be 28ah, but appears to be 24ah. Will that make a huge difference to working times? It will be powering a shurflo slv10.

[L.J.Thorpe]

what kind of battery is it mate?

[matt]

I had a new battery delivered to me today.

When I opened the package, the battery had obviously leaked. I rang the supplier and have been advised to top it up with de-ionised water. Will that affect the battery adversely?

I also understood it would be 28ah, but appears to be 24ah. Will that make a huge difference to working times? It will be powering a shurflo slv10.

the spill shouldnt really effect the battery if you top it up

the 4 aph isnt alot, not worth argueing about imho

[windowwashers]

I had a new battery delivered to me today.

When I opened the package, the battery had obviously leaked. I rang the supplier and have been advised to top it up with de-ionised water. Will that affect the battery adversely?

I also understood it would be 28ah, but appears to be 24ah. Will that make a huge difference to working times? It will be powering a shurflo slv10.

sry if this is a downer 28ah I use a 85ah I never trust it, always have a back up, battery dead lost money you can never get back. Beter safe than sry IMO

[L.J.Thorpe]

i have 5 20ah wheelchair batteries in varying states of efficiency which get rotated.Altogether they cost 25 quid and are sealed lead acid type ,some are getting a bit crap now and one of em only lasts a couple of hours on full charge,still you get what you pay for

[matt]

the trade off between a big lump of a 85 or 110 amp battery is agaisnt the lightness of a smaller battery

its up to you in the end

[Ian W]

It is a lead-acid battery. I only wanted a small, light battery. I was just concerned that I might have problems sooner rather than later. It should be ok for my small round, but will probably need an upgrade once I build the round up more. Thanks guys.

[matt]

just charge it up every night and it will do fine, i used to use a 17 amp battery, it does wear out after 9 - 12 months though

[L.J.Thorpe]

this may seem obvious but i assume then that its not sealed or they would not advise you to top it up

[Jon-scwindows]

some are some arent, i have two 40 ah wheelchair batteries- which are sealed, and they work great- i only use one of them, which lasts about 3 -4 days in a row, with no real sign of decreased power..

the 28 or 24' sshould be fine for max 2 days work on a standard 100psi sureflow pump.. i usually charge up each night.

[frames to panes]

My 80ah lasted less than a year, unfortunately i don't have a receipt for it cos it was supplied by Pure Freedom who seem to be constantly changing hands lately. I have bought one locally now and so with any luck should have free batteries for several years to come - provided they fail as fast as the last one.

[L.J.Thorpe]

some are some arent, i have two 40 ah wheelchair batteries- which are sealed, and they work great- i only use one of them, which lasts about 3 -4 days in a row, with no real sign of decreased power..

the 28 or 24' sshould be fine for max 2 days work on a standard 100psi sureflow pump.. i usually charge up each night.

i ll go along with that sounds bout right , iam thinking about using 12 ah batteries on the trolley soon because the wheelchair man near me has got loads of them kicking about and wants peanuts for them   they weigh nothing and all of them are working at well over 100% whereas most of mine are about 60% or less

[Ian W]

No it definitely wasn't sealed. It has half a dozen little caps on top which allow access to top up the cells. I can see the lead plates, but I can't see the acid solution.

[L.J.Thorpe]

it will be fine top up and no probs

[Ian W]

Done and charged. Now to see what happens.