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Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - wayhamm - 08-23-2006 13:18

Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a fixed
shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I guess if
there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.

Wayne
'99 LX
Charlotte,NC


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Gardner Yeaw - 08-23-2006 13:33

Wayne,
I have '78 FC 33 which also does not have a sliding battery tray. I
wonder if anyone out there has installed an after market tray to solve
this issue? It would be a great project with the right components.
Gardner
78FC33


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm"
wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a
fixed
> shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I guess
if
> there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
>
> Wayne
> '99 LX
> Charlotte,NC
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Eric Johnson - 08-23-2006 13:46

I installed the "Qwik-Fill" battery watering system by "Flow-Rite" for filling
the four
batterys in my FC slide out tray. The system replaces the original filler caps
on the
batterys with valved filler caps that are tied together with plastic tubing.
All you have to
do to refill all the battery cells to the right level is connect the supplied
squeeze bulb to
the filler tube and pump in distilled water until the valves all close off.
System was a great
improvement over manually filling each battery cell. System is available
through Cabellas,
Bass-Pro and other outlets.

Regards, Eric in San Antonio
84FC35SBWL2
--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a fixed
> shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I guess if
> there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
>
> Wayne
> '99 LX
> Charlotte,NC
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Stephen Birtles - 08-23-2006 14:00

You can add a single point bateery watering system
it involves replacing all the caps and interconnecting all the caps
with tubing then you add water at one point and it fills all the cells
Let me know if you want any info on this sysstem.
It works rather well and is probaly cheaper and less hassle than
building a slide out tray
Stephen 77fc35



--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
>
> Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a fixed
> shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I guess if
> there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
>
> Wayne
> '99 LX
> Charlotte,NC
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Stephen Birtles - 08-23-2006 14:15

or you can install an aquapro system from me
http://www.capeinnovation.com/singelpoint/
a much better system industrial strength
Stephen 77fc35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
> I installed the "Qwik-Fill" battery watering system by "Flow-Rite"
for filling the four
> batterys in my FC slide out tray. The system replaces the original
filler caps on the
> batterys with valved filler caps that are tied together with plastic
tubing. All you have to
> do to refill all the battery cells to the right level is connect the
supplied squeeze bulb to
> the filler tube and pump in distilled water until the valves all
close off. System was a great
> improvement over manually filling each battery cell. System is
available through Cabellas,
> Bass-Pro and other outlets.
>
> Regards, Eric in San Antonio
> 84FC35SBWL2
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> > batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a
fixed
> > shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> > able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> > out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I
guess if
> > there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> > permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Wayne
> > '99 LX
> > Charlotte,NC
> >
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Scott Williams - 08-23-2006 15:19

Stephen,

You typeo'd your own url

Try this one:

http://www.capeinnovation.com/singlepoint/

sw
04 Essex
http://www.rvsafetycandle.com
================

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles" wrote:
>
> You can add a single point bateery watering system
> it involves replacing all the caps and interconnecting all the caps
> with tubing then you add water at one point and it fills all the cells
> Let me know if you want any info on this sysstem.
> It works rather well and is probaly cheaper and less hassle than
> building a slide out tray
> Stephen 77fc35
>
>
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> > batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a fixed
> > shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> > able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> > out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I guess if
> > there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> > permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Wayne
> > '99 LX
> > Charlotte,NC
> >
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - KP Marsh - 08-23-2006 16:02

Wayne,

We installed an aquapro system on ToWanda that we purchased from Steve. Not
difficult to install and it works like a dream. Makes quick work of battery
maintenance and it was money well spent.

Thanks Steve!

Ken & Patti Marsh
Mpls ~ Keepin' our eye on the prize
Full-timing as of March '07 - only 32 weeks to go!
ToWanda'89WLWB40ft Smile

Stephen Birtles wrote:
or you can install an aquapro system from me
http://www.capeinnovation.com/singelpoint/
a much better system industrial strength
Stephen 77fc35

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Eric Johnson"
wrote:
>
> I installed the "Qwik-Fill" battery watering system by "Flow-Rite"
for filling the four
> batterys in my FC slide out tray. The system replaces the original
filler caps on the
> batterys with valved filler caps that are tied together with plastic
tubing. All you have to
> do to refill all the battery cells to the right level is connect the
supplied squeeze bulb to
> the filler tube and pump in distilled water until the valves all
close off. System was a great
> improvement over manually filling each battery cell. System is
available through Cabellas,
> Bass-Pro and other outlets.
>
> Regards, Eric in San Antonio
> 84FC35SBWL2
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> > batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a
fixed
> > shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> > able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging them
> > out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I
guess if
> > there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> > permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
> >
> > Wayne
> > '99 LX
> > Charlotte,NC
> >
>






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Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - Stephen Birtles - 08-23-2006 19:29

aw crap can't even type my own name
thanks for correcting it

Stepehehen 77fc35


--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Scott Williams"
<swilliams@...> wrote:
>
> Stephen,
>
> You typeo'd your own url
>
> Try this one:
>
> http://www.capeinnovation.com/singlepoint/
>
> sw
> 04 Essex
> http://www.rvsafetycandle.com
> ================
>
> --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Stephen Birtles"
wrote:
> >
> > You can add a single point bateery watering system
> > it involves replacing all the caps and interconnecting all the caps
> > with tubing then you add water at one point and it fills all the
cells
> > Let me know if you want any info on this sysstem.
> > It works rather well and is probaly cheaper and less hassle than
> > building a slide out tray
> > Stephen 77fc35
> >
> >
> >
> > --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "wayhamm" wrote:
> > >
> > > Does anyone have a good method for checking add refilling the coach
> > > batteries? On my '99 LX, most of the batterries are mounted on a
fixed
> > > shelf directly under the charger tray and the only way I have been
> > > able to access them is by disconnecting the cables and dragging
them
> > > out one at a time. Even my previous SOB had a sliding tray. I
guess if
> > > there is no other alternative, what are recommendations for a
> > > permanently installed water system? Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Wayne
> > > '99 LX
> > > Charlotte,NC
> > >
> >
>


Refilling Battery Cells- Help! - erniecarpet@... - 08-23-2006 20:33

I saw Ralph install one of those systems on a coach and it really is a great
system.

Ernie Ekberg
83 PT40
Livingston, Montana



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