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landyacht318
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Oct 12, 2012

Specific Gravity varied widely after topping up.

The other day I checked my 9 month old Crown batteries and found the plates exposed slightly on a few cells and cursed mightily. I hadn't checked them in about 3 months. I covered the cells with di...
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landyacht318
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Oct 24, 2012
Batteries are now performing okay, not great, but using lots of water despite cranking back solar acceptance duration and voltages as well as float voltage

Each cell took two squeezes of distilled h20 from the hydrometer without the float in it. At this rate they will need to be topped up monthly, and it has been cool outside.

I didn't check SG tonight.

Have not yet asked distributor about pro rated warranty.

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