trojan battery cycle [RE-wrenches]

Jay Peltz, Peltz Power jay at asis.com
Wed Feb 13 08:30:06 PST 2008


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Hi Todd,

I used to wonder but not anymore.  People just abuse the batteries,  
they just don't take care on them, out of site out of mind.

The majority of systems that have good lifespans have auto start  
generators. I'm not saying all but most for sure.

jay

peltz power

On Feb 13, 2008, at 8:05 AM, Todd Cory, Mt. Shasta Energy Services  
wrote:

>
> I have heard this from others and it always makes me curious as my  
> customers easily get 8 to 12 years out of L-16s. Perhaps it is  
> common for some L-16's to not get fully charged after use? I tend  
> to set the charge controller a bit on the high side and now that  
> the MX-60 has an auto equalize option, I set it up to EQ once a  
> month and tell the customer to judiciously watch the water levels.  
> As long as they do not go dry, these batteries seem very robust for  
> off grid and on grid w/ backup use.
>
> Todd
>
>


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