Cheaper 2 volt cells [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

This is really interesting stuff Christopher. Thanks for the info.

Matt T
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Christopher Freitas - OutBack Power" <cfreitas at outbackpower.com>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Monday, September 29, 2003 1:53 PM
Subject: Cheaper 2 volt cells [RE-wrenches]


> > It would be nice if IBE could manufacture a middle-ground battery
> > line,similar to Surrette, here in California for the market West of the
> > Rockies. I recently discussed this issue with them and got a poitive
> > response. Who knows, it might actually happen some day.
>
> I have spent some time with Dyno battery here in Seattle discussing this
> very issue - the need for a "bigger than L-16 / smaller than a forlift
> battery" option. Dyno supplies mostly industrial, marine and specialty
> batteries in the NW and Alaska.
>
> Dyno is now offering a 2 volt cell battery in a L-16 case - just one big
> cell instead of three cells.  Still has handles and weighs the same.
> Basically, its just a rewired L-16 without the cell seperators.  Think
> of it as a "cheaper" easier to move 2 volt cell.
>
> Also - they have been building large industrial batteries for a
> locomotive application for many years - and it turns out that the plate
> it uses fits in the L-16 case as well.  So you can get these new 2 volt
> L-16s in either the standard plate (about 3/16" thick) or in a heavy
> duty plate (1/4" thick).  The capacity for the heavy duty version is
> something like 800AH @ 2 VDC 8 hours rate versus 1200 AH @ 2 vdc for the
> standard L-16 plate version.  This would eliminate the need to parallel
> more than 2 strings in most applications.
>
> Dyno has been calling these batteries their "OutBack" models - but we
> have no real connection other than I pushed them to look at it and we
> sell products to many of the same customers.
>
> I know Tom Carpenter in Hawaii has order one or more of these batteries
> - but doubt if the boat has reached him with them yet... How about it
> Tom?
>
> Christopher Freitas
> OutBack Power Systems, Inc.
> cfreitas at outbackpower.com  www.outbackpower.com
> Tel 360 435 6030  Arlington WA USA
>
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