Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]

[Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services]

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Drake,

What kind of cycle DOD do your customers put these cells through? I am very
curious why my experience would be so radically different from yours.

One negative of smaller amp hour batteries means more paralleled series strings,
which can also lead to difficulties.

Todd



Drake Chamberlin wrote:

> My experience supports the superiority of golf cart batteries.   The T-
> 105s and T-125s seem to be much better than the L -16s.  The  10 year rated
> L -16s, in my experience seldom last longer than 5 years, while many of the
> 5 year rated T - 105s and 125s go close to 10 years.
>
> I don't recommend L - 16s to customers any more.  I've gone to the Surrette
> line.
>
> -Drake

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