pmfinnegan2
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When topping off your battery you used distilled water correct? Just wanted to make sure.
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trop-a-cal
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Yes, and charge it up after adding or it could go flat. Usually add every month while in use. I use a turkey baster. Put on rubber gloves if you have them to avoid acid burns. Fill to inside rings not above.
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orange99
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Yes, better safe than sorry (water to acid not acid to water)
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thecaptain
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Yes use only distilled water.
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Hurricaner
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Top off a fully charged battery only. A fully charged battery will have a higher level than a partially discharged one. If the battery is discharged just make sure there is enough water to cover the plates.
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bldrbuck
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This is a rather long discussion on batteries but has a lot of good information. Just skim over the parts that don't apply to you.The 12volt Side of Life
Trojan Battery Company - Charging
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erpa
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That is correct!!
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Matthew_B
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I bought a Nalgene bottle to make filling batteries easy:
It usually doesn't take much water, and with these bottles, I can easily control how much I add without spilling any.
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Deen
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trop-a-cal wrote:Fill to inside rings not above. According to MH magazine this month you don't fill to the ring, go about 1/8" below it.
However, since I have 4oz of mineral oil in each cell (cuts down on amount of water used and corrosion in the battery compartment) I do fill till the oil touches the ring.
Also, some "distilled water" is actually just filterd city water and probably still contains minerals. I look for "steam distilled" since that's what REAL distilled water is.
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Gale Hawkins
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Remember batteries not fully charged will look low when they are not. Water should be over the plates but 1/4" below the BOTTOM of the filler opening. Most people overfill other wise there is not much chance of rust and a mess in the batttery area.
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