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BFL13
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2013

Does Adding Water to the Batts Make You a Bad Person?

I keep reading how it is a virtue not to have to add water to the batts because you bought the right sort of battery charger etc etc. I don't get it. My 6s are on solar and the controller has th...
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BFL13
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2013
smkettner wrote:
BFL13, you have sacrificed more batteries and converters for the benefit of the forum that we will all give you a pass for needing to add distilled water a little more often. ;)


You're welcome :) But I still don't get how a 14.4v charger can keep 6s going that long which need 15.x to get to 100%, and when you do charge them up to that, they need water.

So if 6s never need water, IMO they are not being properly charged.

yes/no?

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