<html><head><style type="text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></head><body><div style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:12pt"> Yes, in old cabin systems, but I would agree that it is rare. I have seen L-16s that lasted 13 years, but that is not common. I wouldn't say that it is typical, on the other hand, I have seen batteries that got killed in just a few years too. I would not tell a customer to expect 25 years from a battery bank, though. I tend to tell customers 3-7 years for T-105s, 7-10 years for L-16s, and 12-15 years for industrial 2Volts cells, such as C&D Technologies batteries. <br><div> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div><br></div><div style="font-family:
arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><br><div style="font-family: times new roman,new york,times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><hr size="1"><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">From:</span></b> jay peltz <jay@asis.com><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> RE-wrenches <re-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org><br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Fri, October 29, 2010 5:52:16 PM<br><b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Are Thick Plate Batteries Worth the Price?<br></font><br>
<meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="off"><base>HI Nick,<div><br></div><div>I gotta ask have you ever seen a battery last 25 years that wasn't in float and had to do some work,</div><div>or even 15 years?</div><div><br></div><div>jay</div><div>peltz power</div><div><div><div><div>On Oct 29, 2010, at 5:17 PM, Nick Soleil wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; font-size: medium;"><div><div style="margin: 0px; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You generally pay for what you get. The industrial 2V cells generally cost more, but will last a lot longer (up to 25 yrs.) I think it
depends on the customer's budget, and the long term plans for the property. <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br><div style="margin: 0px;"> </div>Nick Soleil<br>Project Manager<br>Advanced Alternative Energy Solutions, LLC<br>PO Box 657<br>Petaluma, CA 94953<br>Cell: 707-321-2937<br>Office: 707-789-9537<br>Fax: 707-769-9037<div style="margin: 0px;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Helvetica"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><font class="Apple-style-span" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" size="4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 16px;"><br></span></font></span></font></div></div></div></span></blockquote></div><br></div></div><meta http-equiv="x-dns-prefetch-control" content="on"></div></div>
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