several questions on value and condition [RE-wrenches]

[Ron Stauffer]

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Bob

My own SW4024 was manufactured first quarter 1995 and has never been
touched.  Somewhere in the late 90's Trace did a software change to protect
against someone putting AC input on the AC output.  You will find this out
if you do auto gen start, you get an "input relay failure".  The cure is an
updated chipset.

We have used forklift batteries that were dry charged and supposedly past
expiration date compliments of the US Navy.  The cells were sealed and
manufactured in 1991.  We placed them in service four years ago, sulfation
was not a problem and they have performed well.  Be careful wetting them
down and do not fill very full.  The cells will warm up when wetting down
and will need to be charged.   We could not get acid of the specific gravity
that the manufacturer recommended so we added acid at the first filling to
increase the specific gravity.

Ron Stauffer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Bob Ellison" <ellison at gisco.net>
To: <RE-wrenches at topica.com>
Sent: Tuesday, September 27, 2005 7:42 PM
Subject: several questions on value and condition [RE-wrenches]



I was just asked to price a power system that was never started. The
owner wants to sell it any suggestions on the value?

Trace 4024 S/N around #182 With a manufacture date 1st qtr of 97  How
did the early ones hold up? Seems I remember some kinks but it was a
long time ago.

4 sets of 3 - 2 volt industrial batteries (individual cells in a 3 cell
case) Dry charged, Still sealed and never filled. The only date I see is
1997 Any chance those are still good?

12 Solaria (sp) panels, about the size of a 75 watt siemens, was not
able to get on roof to get exact size. seems I remember some output
problems with some of these panels.

Vanner Voltmaster? 48 to 24 or vice versa, hard to read upside down on
my head......

All of this is unused and the owner wants to be rid of it all,

Thanks for the help,
Bob

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