[RE-wrenches] Deka AGMs

[Howie Michaelson]

Kevin,
What 2 volt battery charger do you use for either SLA and/or flooded deep
cycle batteries?  What are the specs on it?  Availability?  We have tried
to source a 2 volt charger in the past and the only ones we found were
cost prohibitive.  Does anyone have any good leads for such an item?

Thanks,
Howie
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Howie Michaelson
NABCEP Certified Solar PV Installer™

Catamount Solar, LLC
Renewable Energy Systems Sales and Service
VT Solar Electric & Hot Water Incentive Partner
http://www.CatamountSolar.com
802-272-0004


On Mon, January 6, 2014 6:17 pm, Kevin Pegg wrote:
> Hi August,
>
> I have many of these batteries in service. They are generally very good
> batteries but they must be charged properly. Which goes for any battery,
> really, but these are not as easily recovered from under-charge. At 12
> years old I would expect they are approaching end of service, so good to
> let the client plan for that.
>
> The most common issue we find is a cell or two that is not taking full
> charge. To remedy that a 2V / 50A charger is connected to that cell to
> bring it up in balance with rest of the bank.
>
> If you want I can email you the factory testing process and inspection
> sheets directly.
>
> Kevin Pegg
> EA Energy Alternatives Ltd.
> 37471 Hwy 16 E
> Telkwa, BC  V0J 2X2
> 250-846-9888
> Http://www.EnergyAlternatives.ca <http://www.energyalternatives.ca/>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org]On Behalf Of August
> Goers
> Sent: January 6, 2014 1:00 PM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: [RE-wrenches] Deka AGMs
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> All Battery Wrenches,
>
>
>
> I’m servicing an existing battery backup system with some big Deka AGM
> battery banks. I believe they are about 12 years old. Does anyone have any
> general comments about Deka batteries? Any suggestions about how I would
> test these would be greatly appreciated. Here’s a link to the product:
>
>
>
> http://www.dekabatteries.com/default.aspx?pageid=366
>
>
>
> Thanks,
>
>
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>
>
> August
>
>
>
> Luminalt
>
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