[RE-wrenches] Trojan L-16s

[Tom Duffy]

Hi Drake

The first thing I would look at is how the batteries are being charged... Can they even be charged by the present equipment? What is the Bulk/Absorb voltage and time? Equally important is the design of the bank... series or series/parallel and if parallel how many strings. Lastly which Trojan L-16 are these?

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From: re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Drake
Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 8:59 PM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trojan L-16s

Hello Wrenches,

A 1 1/2 year old bank of Trojan L-16s had a battery with a dead cell. I have heard that there have been some complaints about the L-16s lately.  Has anyone had experiences with Trojan L-16s (or the RE series), good or bad?  Are they still a good choice to use in off grid systems?

Thanks,

Drake

Drake Chamberlin
Athens Electric LLC
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NABCEP Certified Solar PV
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http://athens-electric.com/

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