From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
Procedure for storing or dispatching an unfilled battery.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 26\2\ Scan167 | |
| Date | 19th April 1920 guessed | |
| -17- BATTERY STORED OR DESPATCHED UNFILLED. If it is not possible in storing the battery to give it the necessary freshening charges or if the battery is to be despatched a long way or if not desired to send it at owner's risk, the best procedure which is not, however, as good as keeping the battery in a charged condition, is as follows:- (1) Fully charge the battery. (2) Empty out electrolyte and replace with pure distilled water. (3) Allow battery to discharge slowly through resistances until it shows about one volt per cell. (4) Remove all terminals and connections, clean, regrease and store or despatch separatly. (5) Empty out water and allow battery to drain. (6) For storage place in a cool, dry place, with all vent plugs well tightened up. (7) To put the battery again into commission, it should preferably be treated in the same way as a battery received unfilled (p.3). | ||