[RE-wrenches] Hawker versusu MK

[jay peltz]

I agree with Daryl and Tump

And would add Trojan IND as an option to the Rolls and made in SoCal

Also most of the industrial battery folks make 2v cells. 

Jay
Peltz power. 




On Aug 13, 2013, at 4:55 AM, penobscotsolar at midmaine.com wrote:

> I second Tump's experience!
> 
> Daryl DeJoy
> NABCEP Certified PV installer
> Penobscot Solar Design
> 
> 
>> I install large battery banks ALL the time. We DO NOT use any battery that
>> is incased in a metal enclosure.
>> REAL pain to move, cells DO go bad & when they do its a real pain to bring
>> the engine hoist to remove them. Hard to keep the cases from leaking &
>> rusting.
>> We DO use the Surrette 2 volt cells in the dual container exclusively.
>> These are rated as a "containment vessel", & much easier to move. In the
>> event when a cell does go bad, use a jumper to bypass the bad cell,
>> operate w/ a lower LBCO setting leave the CC settings the same, while
>> waiting for replacement.
>> 1700 AH -2400 AH.
>> By the time you have the tractor/back hoe on site, my 2 volt cells are up
>> n running! E mail me off list and I can give you a few tricks to move
>> them.
>> On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:28 AM, William Miller wrote:
>> 
>>> Friends:
>>> 
>>> We are shopping for industrial, flooded, lead acid batteries.  We are
>>> considering 12 volt packages in the 1800 AH range.  Under consideration
>>> are:
>>> 
>>> Hawker 12-25W-23S at 1705 AH or MK 106M1033STB at 1896 AH.
>>> 
>>> Have any of you had experience with either, or recommend another option?
>>> 
>>> As always, I am extremely grateful to all of you for the limitless
>>> wisdom offered.
>>> 
>>> Sinceerly,
>>> 
>>> William Miller
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