[RE-wrenches] Trojan Batteries

[William Miller]

Drake:



Yep, big time problems here.  I installed a group of 8 L-16s for a little
old lady and her partner and I had multiple failures.  I replaced two and
then all 8.  The new ones have been in two days and are supposedly working
better.



Trojan denied any compensation for the three trips at 4 hours round trip
each to trouble shoot and replace.  I will never use Trojan batteries again.



William





*From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
Behalf Of *Ray Walters
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 12, 2015 6:45 PM
*To:* RE-wrenches
*Subject:* Re: [RE-wrenches] Trojan Batteries



Oh I'm going to risk the wrath of Trojan and others, but I can confirm
issues with the Trojan L16 having premature cell failures within a couple
of years just as you reported.  We use the T105 RE and have not had
problems, but stay away from their L16 line.  I otherwise do not know or
understand the causes behind these failures, but I think this list proves
to be at its most valuable when we can save each other and our customers
needless suffering.

R.Ray Walters

CTO, Solarray, Inc

Nabcep Certified PV Installer,

Licensed Master Electrician

Solar Design Engineer

303 505-8760

On 8/12/2015 4:03 PM, Drake wrote:

Hello Wrenches,

I have had a number of customers with Trojan L-16s have problems lately. In
some cases, I know that the batteries weren't very well cared for, but in
no case were the batteries totally discharged and let get cold or sit for a
long time. It doesn't seem that the batteries should have died after a
couple of years. I could see diminished output and a reduced life.

One customer who supposedly knows someone with inside information claims
that Trojan started cutting corners a few years ago to be more competitive
on price.

Has anyone else seen more problems with Trojan Batteries, or heard that the
company is cutting corners?

Thanks,

Drake






*Athens Electric LLCOH License 44810CO License 3773NABCEP Certified Solar
PV 740-448-7328*http://athens-electric.com/




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