flooded v. sealed batteries [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

Marco,

I've found over the years that regular, old fashioned lead acid bat's
are the most forgiving - if also the most inconvenient - for RE systems
of any appreciable size. I've migrated away from L-16's to large
industrial steel clad types because of the far greater life expectancy.
They are indeed a royal pain in the posterior to transport, but
man-O-man, there's just no comparison in warranty, reliability and
resiliancy. Cost-wise they pay off in the long run, but scare many
buyers away with the initial outlay.

Matt T

-----Original Message-----
From: Marco [mailto:marco at pvthawaii.com] 
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:51 PM
To: RE-wrenches at topica.com
Subject: flooded v. sealed batteries [RE-wrenches]


For off-grid applications, where do my fellow Wrenches stand (or sit) on
the question of using L16s, say, as opposed to sealed AGM or gel
batteries?  My hit has been that sealed batteries, either AGM or gel,
are not a good choice for frequent and possibly deep cycling.  Any of
you who can guide me to some on-line links or literature on this issue?
Thanks.

marco

Marco Mangelsdorf
President
ProVision Technologies, Inc.
69 Railroad Avenue, Suite A-7
Hilo, Hawaii 96720 USA
(808) 969-3281, fax 934-7462
www.provisiontechnologies.com

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