[RE-wrenches] Battery Experience

[Maverick Brown [Maverick Solar]]

I vote for absolyte.

I have a customer with 22kw of PV (8 MX60s), an 8 stack of Outback FX inverters and a 9600Ah @ 48V Absolyte IIP AGM battery bank. It has been going strong since 2006. 

Thank you,

Maverick


Maverick Brown
BSEET, NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer ®
President & CEO
Maverick Solar Enterprises, Inc.
Office:     512-919-4493
Cell:        512-460-9825

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On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:02 AM, wes kennedy <hathasolar at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Howdy Gents,
>  
> I have a project (high altitude, off grid, 25 kw PV, 9 x SI5048's, multicluster) where I am considering two similar batteries.
>  
> The Absolyte GP (GNB 100G17)  vs the Deka Unigy II (AVR95-19).  Both have similar reported Lifecycle curves, 1200-1300 cycles at 80% DOD.
>  
> Any field experience to share? The Deka seems better on paper, larger AH capacity per dollar quoted from my distributor.
>  
>  
> Thanks!
>  
> -Wes Kennedy
> Solar Geek since 1996
> 303-653-3073
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