[RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries
Dan Fink
danbob88 at gmail.com
Fri Oct 23 07:51:18 PDT 2015
Another thumbs up on Trojan T-105 golf cart batteries. They take owner
abuse with grace and dignity, are easy to move via non-truck methods and
with shipping caps on the cells even helicopter operators don't whine too
much.
Here's some data aq from one of my helo installs in northern BC that gets
zero sun 3 months of the year. These T-105s have been in place since 2009
and are still going strong.
Dan Fink
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On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 6:51 PM, Dave <dave at independentpowerllc.com> wrote:
> Jay,
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> I second your thumbs up for golf cart batteries for their value to budget
> wise off-gridders. I sell a lot of Trojan T-105's (selling more of the RE
> models the last few years) to do-it-yourselfers with small systems. I have
> not seen problems with two, and up to three strings of these in 24v
> systems. Many of my customers can't afford the more expensive batteries and
> they have been getting 8 to 12 years of service from T-105's.
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> David Palumbo
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> Independent Power LLC
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> 462 Solar Way Drive
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> Hyde Park, VT 05655
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> *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces at lists.re-wrenches.org] *On
> Behalf Of *jay
> *Sent:* Thursday, October 22, 2015 6:40 PM
> *To:* RE-wrenches
> *Subject:* [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries
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> Hi Allan,
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> A few questions.
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> how little energy? amp hrs night/avg.
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> is mx something this person does or would like to do without?
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> But given what you’ve said, I wouldn’t go with wet cell industrial as
> you’ll never get the C rate you need. If the 8 x L-16’s have done her
> well ( and probably the battery box is set up for that form factor) and
> with your budget I’d go with another set of L-16’s flooded or sealed if
> the budget/want allows.
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> And if the need is really quite small, I”d consider golf cart. Yea yea,I
> hear all the laughs, but where I live, golf carts seem to have the life
> they always have, but L-16’s ( all brands) seem to have a shorter and
> shorter life for reasons I don’t understand.
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> jay
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> peltz power
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> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Allan Sindelar <allan at sindelarsolar.com>
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> I have a related question, please. One of my longtime off grid clients is
> a single woman who maintains a nonprofit sanctuary for about 30 rescue
> dogs, both adoptable and not adoptable (curious? www.bridgingtheworlds.org).
> With that many animals, Beverly seldom leaves her remote land and her
> support and sustenance comes primarily from donations. Her existing system
> is a 18-year-old SW4024/Solar Boost SB50, with 800W of old array and eight
> L16s.
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> The L16s were takeouts from another job that I figured had some life left
> (used for two years in another contractor's Sunny Island GTBB system
> without telling the customer that he needed to add water regularly). I gave
> them to her at no cost and they lasted three years but are now dying fast.
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> At my suggestion she has been running a GoFundMe campaign that has raised
> $2900. I have already told her that I'll do the swapout at no charge. I
> told her that the choice of her next set of batteries would depend on the
> money she raised: we have another 24V set of 820A/hr Rolls that I think has
> some life left, or we can afford 8 L16s, or with the most generous donation
> total I'll order a set of HUPs and they'll last her the rest of her life
> (or maybe not - she's healthy, beautiful and independent at 71 years).
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> So, my question: At $3,000 and 24V, what would you sell her? This is bound
> to bring varied opinions, but I want to look beyond what I would select
> based on price and get other Wrenches' suggestions. I'll add that while the
> array is small and old, she lives well on very little energy, and has a
> TriMetric and a backup generator.
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> Thank you for your opinions.
> Allan
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> *Allan Sindelar*
> allan at sindelarsolar.com
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> On 10/22/2015 11:50 AM, penobscotsolar at midmaine.com wrote:
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> As with Tump, we have been using the KS series for over 20 years with
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> little issue. My own particular caveat is that we have now started to use
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> Crown as well and are finding them as rugged, easier to move (metal cases
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> with handles), with built in water miser caps, and a better warranty, and
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> with great success. I also echo Tumps sentiments with Roy at RAE. We have
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> been buying from him since our inception in 1988.
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> Daryl
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> The 5000 series are what we always recommend and install for my off grid
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> clients. 2 volt cells are the only way we go. Despite what folks believe,
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> we find it easier to handle the KS series then the L16.
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> We have been using them for many years and as with ANY manu, they have and
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> had issues BUT...... we feel w/ proper system sizing, education of the
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> client & record keeping we have yet to have an issue w/ warrantee claims.
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> That being said we have had a long relationship W/Jamie Surrette and his
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> supplier, Roy Early and his crew at RAE Battery, one of the best
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> suppliers in our 27+ years.
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> On Oct 22, 2015, at 11:15 AM, Kristopher Schmid wrote:
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> Hi Wrenches,
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> Anyone using Rolls Surrette batteries? Happy with them? Worth the
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> extra $$$?
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> Thanks for the feedback,
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> Kris
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> --
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> Shine On!
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> Kris Schmid
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