Brown electrolyte in batteries :cry:

mike95490

I know it can't mean anything good

About half my batteries have 1 cell, with brown electrolyte. Other cells in same battery are nice and crystal clear.

Any guesses as to how long before I have to get new batteries ?

Dave Angelini

Re: Brown electrolyte in batteries

Mike,
How is the SG ? balanced between cells? Are you being hygenic? Have you ever uncovered the plates? Last, did you get the e-mail on how to mod your XW for single phase? Is it 5 o'clock yet... oh yea, are you sure the electrolyte is dark?

Cariboocoot

Re: Brown electrolyte in batteries

Likely it's caused by eroded plate material that settles to the bottom getting stirred up by pieces of plate dropping off; plate failure.

Run 'em 'til they drop.
Which could be today.

mike95490

Re: Brown electrolyte in batteries

Dave Sparks wrote: »

Mike,
How is the SG ? balanced between cells?
Are you being hygenic?
Have you ever uncovered the plates?
Last, did you get the e-mail on how to mod your XW for single phase?
Is it 5 o'clock yet... oh yea,
are you sure the electrolyte is dark?

Did not test SG.
I took a dip in the creek, but I had a rash for several days afterwards
Batteries were used, AFIK, plates always covered
Got the email
It's 5 o'clock somewhere
electrolyte is a murky muddy brown. Other cells, are crystal clear as I would expect. 8ea, 6V batt in series.

I'll run them till they fail .

Dave Angelini

Re: Brown electrolyte in batteries

If you did not test the SG Mike, how do you know the electrolyte is dark? Did you remove some with an eye dropper? I understand that when you look into the cell it is dark, and I really understand it is 5 o'clock somewhere, but I do not understand yet if the electrolyte is dark? There is a reason but you have to play along until 5.