battery water

white lightning · 08-10-2013, 01:41 PM

I meant to ask this in my earlier post but forgot. What causes the water to "disappear" so quickly from my batteries? I don't use it very much and it is not on the charger very much,either. 1994 Marathon 36v, The batteries are less than a year old. Thanks.

shaffer88 · 08-10-2013, 02:00 PM

Evaporation . Deep discharge and boil overs

08-10-2013, 02:42 PM

remember ONLY distilled water

shaffer88 · 08-10-2013, 09:34 PM

Is distilled water the same as the melted ice after a bourbon?

08-10-2013, 09:36 PM

if you use the proper temperature ice !!

gornoman · 08-10-2013, 10:03 PM

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Originally Posted by shaffer88

Is distilled water the same as the melted ice after a bourbon?

No, but I think Jack Daniels is.

MDLNB · 08-11-2013, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by gornoman

No, but I think Jack Daniels is.

Never dilute Jack Daniels. That is sinful.

JohnnieB · 08-11-2013, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by white lightning

I meant to ask this in my earlier post but forgot.
1. What causes the water to "disappear" so quickly from my batteries?
2. I don't use it very much and it is not on the charger very much,either. 1994 Marathon 36v, The batteries are less than a year old. Thanks.

1. You may be loosing some water due to evaporation, but you loose it all year around due to electrolysis.
When electricity passes through the electrolyte, the water (H2O) decomposes into the two elements it is made from, Hydrogen and Oxygen.
The "Boiling" you hear when you charge the batteries is the Hydrogen and Oxygen gasses bubbling to the surface. There is not any heat evolved, so it really isn't boiling, it's "Gassing".

2. The batteries should be recharged after each use and at least once a month when not used.
Otherwise the relatively new batteries will get really old really fast.

08-11-2013, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by JohnnieB

Otherwise the relatively new batteries will get really old really fast.

HEY !!! THAT HAPPENED TO ME ! i was young just yesterday ... today i'm old !!!!!!!

JohnnieB · 08-11-2013, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by crash test dummy

HEY !!! THAT HAPPENED TO ME ! i was young just yesterday ... today i'm old !!!!!!!

You should have gotten your batteries charged more often.

08-10-2013, 01:41 PM	#1
white lightning Not Yet Wild Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Maiden, N.C. Posts: 16	battery water I meant to ask this in my earlier post but forgot. What causes the water to "disappear" so quickly from my batteries? I don't use it very much and it is not on the charger very much,either. 1994 Marathon 36v, The batteries are less than a year old. Thanks.

08-10-2013, 02:00 PM	#2
shaffer88 Gone Wild Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 552	Evaporation . Deep discharge and boil overs
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