Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]

[Matt Tritt]

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  I typically see them go 5 to 8, but once 10 - they were totally shot at 
that point.

  Matt T
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  From: "Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services" <toddcory at finestplanet.com>
  To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
  Sent: Friday, October 29, 2004 7:47 PM
  Subject: Re: Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]




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  I typically see L-16's go 10 to 12 years if cared for properly.

  Todd



  i2p at aol.com wrote:

  > Hi Ray, Yes its tough to find out whats real..  I have very rough seat 
of the
  > pants opinions on battery life. What I find is that L16 will go about 
5-7
  > years while the big guys (IBE, Yuasa, etc) can go 15 years plus. Bottom 
line for
  > me is if you value the aviodance of watering and equalizing multiple 
string
  > battery setups, the bigger batteries deliver a better life cycle value. 
I'm
  > assuming a well designed system, dod in the range of 25%. I have not 
lived long
  > enough to say whether the premiums -Hupp, Surrette - are actually worth 
the
  > extra cost compared to what I refer to as a standard forklift type 
battery.
  >
  > Best,Don

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