[RE-wrenches] Trojan Batteries

[Ray Walters]

These were the REs

R.Ray Walters
CTO, Solarray, Inc
Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
Licensed Master Electrician
Solar Design Engineer
303 505-8760

On 8/13/2015 5:32 AM, Dave wrote:
> Ray,
>
> Are these the base model Trojan L-16's or the L-16RE's?
>
> David Palumbo
> Independent Power LLC
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> Hyde Park, VT 05655
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] On
> Behalf Of Ray Walters
> Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2015 12:38 AM
> To: RE-wrenches
> Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Trojan Batteries
>
> Yes, it seems to be random.  The idea that the failures are caused by the
> wiring or maintenance or anything on the user/ installer side is ludicris.
> I will also second William's comments that Trojan has been less than
> helpful, and if you're one month past the 2 year warranty: forget about it.
> This is truely a shame, since we all consider Trojan to be one of the top
> battery manufacturers.  In the past Trojan was known for outlasting
> competing brands by many years.
>
> R.Ray Walters
> CTO, Solarray, Inc
> Nabcep Certified PV Installer,
> Licensed Master Electrician
> Solar Design Engineer
> 303 505-8760
>
> On 8/12/2015 8:26 PM, Jay wrote:
>> Hi Ray
>>
>> Would that be random dead cells?
>>
>> Jay
>> Peltz power
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Aug 12, 2015, at 6:44 PM, Ray Walters <ray at solarray.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
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