[RE-wrenches] Battery Experience

[bob ellison]

I will put on my flame suit and just say that Trojan seem to outlive the
batteries listed below.

With all things the same, I have on several occasions replaced 10-12 year
old Trojan L-16's with Deka's and the Deka's lasted 3 years in the same
place with exactly the same customers, equipment and assumingly the same
care. 

 

Stick with Trojan's you just do not have to carry them to the battery box so
often.

No real experience with Surrettes but know other dealers who have, some are
hard to get full charged. 

 

I avoid the following in no real order,

 

Interstate

Exide

Dynasty

Deka (I do use their 2 volt cells to build big battery banks with good
results)

Sam's club (from whoever the builder is this year).

Bull Dog, industrial cells, long story. They failed in 6 months in a
Zamboni.

Avoid any Chinese battery.

 

Add any others that come to mind, I just got done with a 2250 mile drive in
2 days and my mind is mush.

 

I can list more but the mind is just not up to it, between the miles and 106
degree temps I'm toast!

 

Later,

Bob Ellison

 

 

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Jonathan
Hill
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 9:41 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Experience

 

Over 20 years experience with them says you can't go wring with Trojan!

Jonathan Hill, senior system engineer and founder

 

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On Jun 29, 2012, at 12:42 PM, Dave Palumbo wrote:





We have had less than stellar performance out of the Crown L-16's that we
installed 4 to 5 years ago. Premature failure is my experience. About 60% of
the cycle life compared to Trojan L-16's and also Surrette/Rolls. I've been
using those since 1985.

 

Back to using Trojan. Specifically RE-B's either L-16, or T-105. And have
used Trojan Industrial IND 13-6V on one system with good success with
another set ordered.

 

Dave

 

From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of SunHarvest
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 11:56 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Experience

 

Just got talked into buying Crown (395Ah at 20Hr) as my local rep, "the battery
expert", was persuasive in his testimony to their reliability. Should've
consulted wrenches first.

 

Should I be worried??

 

Eric Stikes
SunHarvest Solar
+1 (530) 798 - 3738
www.harvesthesun.com

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