[RE-wrenches] Trojan 2 volt L-16s

[Dan Fink]

Tom, big cells are really the way to go, rather than too many parallel
battery bank connections. That is for darned sure, Methinks the issue is
delivery weight. Was considering a back-of-pickup-truck winch arm  thing
here not too many years back, and then it all flashed before my
eyes.......this SUCKS. We could possibly subcontract the delivery and
lifting of 300-400lb plastic-encased chunks of lead and acid, but otherwise
I have no desire to enter the health of my back into the equation. Those
big heavy batteries sure do work good, though, and last a long time.

-- 
Dan Fink,
Executive Director;
Otherpower
Buckville Energy Consulting
Buckville Publications LLC
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On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Tom Duffy <Tom at thesolar.biz> wrote:

> William
>
> I have wondered about this as well, why don't they just make a big 1110 AH
> cell? Which as you point out would be less caps to feed and less chance of
> cell imbalance as well. I do like 2V cells over 6V but this question
> bothers me.
>
> Tom Duffy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:
> re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of William Miller
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 1:59 PM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trojan 2 volt L-16s
>
> Friends:
>
> Has anyone used the Trojan 2 volt L-16 batteries?  They each have 3 cells,
> I presume in parallel.
>
> The question presents:  Although you can divide the strings by three,
> there are still an equal number of batteries and cells to maintain and to
> get out of whack.  Will these batteries be equally likely or less likely to
> have cell imbalances in the future?
>
>
> The only benefit I see is a reduction in string wiring jumpers.
>
> Comments?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> William Miller
>
>
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