Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]
Matt Tritt
solarone at charter.net
Mon Nov 1 10:55:08 PST 2004
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My Trojan supplier was really pushing HCs when they first came on the
scene a few years back. They sounded like the answer to the gap between
portable batteries and big stationary types from all the wild claims that
Trojan was making. - WRONG!
I turns out that HCs actually have thinner plates than the standard L-16.
What a hoot!
They charged more for them, said they were superior to the standard duty
and charged more. Go figure.
Now when I go to this same distributor they talk about HCs like only
morons would buy them in the first place. Last time I went in he asked if he
could bid IBEs for my next job and asked my opinion on Surrette.These guys
must have been shoe salesmen in a previous incarnation.
Matt T
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From: "Drake Chamberlin" <solar at ecoisp.com>
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Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 9:20 AM
Subject: Re: Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]
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> HC's are notorius for being short-lived. The standard L-16 is way
better
> for longevity and should be as least as good as a T-105. After all, it
> has more lead.
That is good to know about the HC. One bank that died was definitely not
HC. In other systems, I've seen standard L - 16s not lasting anywhere
near
the 10 year rating.
Didn't Sandia do a test of L-16s several years back that demonstrated that
they did not really live up to their advertised potential?
I've found the T-105 batteries to be incredibly tough. I agree that they
are too small for big systems.
Drake
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