Battery choice: one string or two? [RE-wrenches]

[Darryl Thayer]

Hello this is a great thread, I am learning a lot.

If a person goes to 2 volt cells, could LED's be
attached to each cell, such that if a cell died, the
led would go out?  Thereby telling if a cell failed?  
Has anyone tried this?  
Daryl

--- Allan Sindelar <allan at positiveenergysolar.com>
wrote:
> Blair,
> The FX replaced a Trace 2024SB or 2524SB, the series
> before the U series. He
> took a lightning hit, and fast repair service (and
> in many cases slow repair
> service) is gone for this series.
> 
> The FX2024 has a 60A charge rate. That's C/20 on
> either string choice.
> What's the problem?
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "blair Tump may" <tump at midcoast.com>
> 
> > Allen what inverter was he replacing?
> >
> > The FX / Outback inverters are limited w/ their DC
> charge rate. A large
> > cell, we also spec the KS series 2 volt cells,
> will take for ever to
> > charge/ a generator w/ a single inverter.
> 
> Blair, I missed your point here:
> 
> > The other advantage we always
> > stress,  in the event  a cell goes bad, we can
> reset the inverter's low
> > voltage set points, remove the cell, contact RAE
> battery and have Roy send
> > a replacement cell ASAP. Can't do that w/ those
> golf carts...... System
> > will still work while waiting for a replacment.
> 
> Thanks,
> Allan
> 
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