Battery Filling questions

[cookerq62]

I did a search on pwc2day and came up short. Every pwc battery I have ever owned Has gotten low on acid. Why is this?? I know the batteries are not leaking. Is the acid/water evaporating??? Or is the water being converted to H2 & O2? I have always heard that adding distilled water is what to do when the acid gets low because the acid gets more "potent" and adding the Di water dilutes it and brings back more wetted area on the plates, Is this true? Or, should I be adding acid? Or, am I just way off? Thanx
Ryan

 

[keefer]

The battery will lose water from the charging cycle and from heat. The older the battery gets the more it will use water as the cells become less efficient. Do not add acid! Only add distilled water. The best solution is to buy a gel or AGM battery that is sealed and uses recombinant technology. These batteries never need water and will not leak. You can buy the Deka AGM for about $65 or $70 from some online battery houses. Alot of people have been having trouble with the Odyessy brand so you might want to avoid that one for now.

 

[Tiny]

Once the battery is filled and charged, you do not want to add additonal acid if you find that it is low...Stick with the distilled water...Your pocket book will thank you when you dont have to replace the battery..

 

[meatball]

get a deka and forget about it. Have had the same Deka for over 4 seasons now. During winter or long storage, bring your battery inside and throw a trickle on it once a month, makes it last a lot longer.

 

[keefer]

Be sure and use a charger with a setting for AGM batteries. It is easy to cook an AGM with an old style charger or some trickle chargers due to too much float voltage from some chargers.

 

[cookerq62]

Thanxs for the replies I am gonna stick with di water and my yuasa for now.

 

[gj_fx1]

Loosing water is an indication you are charging too fast. When all is well you should need to add like a teaspoon in each cell once or twice a season.

 

[Soul Man]

I feel that on a stand-up, you run the risk of some acid leaking out the vent tube whenever your ski winds up on its side or upside down. When you do need to replace that battery, I would get some sort of sealed cell.

 

[junkman]

Sealed are the only way to go IMO I actually run wheelchair sealed batteries in all of my skis. There increadibly reliable and I get em for cheap from a friend who works at a wheelchair place. Cant be having bad batteries when ya have no legs ya know. I always had a dead battery with my yuasa be careful sucks to ruin a day of skiing over a battery man.