Battery Cycle Life Ratings [RE-wrenches]

[Tom Lane, Energy Conservation Services]

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I doubt an L-16 in 48 volt configurations of 8 in series with large 
inverters can last more than 6 years before one shorts out and immediately 
ruins a string ASAP -I will never use L-16 on large 48 volt strings again 
hey RICHARD PEREZ  could you pipe in on this !!!!   gator tom----- Original 
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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 9:47 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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