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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Wrenches,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Drake,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"> <a href="http://www.trojanbatteryre.com/PDF/datasheets/L16H_TrojanRE_Data_Sheets.pdf">http://www.trojanbatteryre.com/PDF/datasheets/L16H_TrojanRE_Data_Sheets.pdf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">All our Trojan batteries are manufactured in the USA with same standards as always.</span>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">John F. DeBoever<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Trojan Battery Company<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">12380 Clark Street <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt">Tel: +1-562-236-3000 Ext. 3139<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org [mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Drake<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, February 15, 2012 9:44 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> RE-wrenches<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Interstate L-16 vs Trojan L-16REB<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Hello Wrenches,<br>
<br>
For small off grid systems, where money is an object, I use Trojan L-16s of the standard capacity. On this list, these have been recommended by many as more durable than the HC.
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<br>
I recently had a customer complain when his worn out HC batteries (five years) were replaced by the standard capacity L-16 batteries. He wasn't satisfied with the capacity. I'm wondering if Trojan has also declined in its quality, or if he is really noticing
a very significant difference between the HC and the E battery. (Or could he have new drains on his system he hasn't accounted for?)<br>
<br>
Do you think the new Trojan L-16 batteries are as good as the old ones? Is it really best to avoid the HC batteries. How much noticeable difference is there between the initial performance of the two?
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<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Drake <br>
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<br>
At 04:41 AM 2/15/2012, you wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt">I have had horrible experience with Interstate L-16's both the standard and<br>
the HC versions.<br>
When you have several installs that get 10+ years from the standard Trojan<br>
L-16's and you install (or they replace them with) Interstate's and some<br>
Deka's and they fail in 3 or so years, it says something. <br>
I see no reason that the customers would suddenly change their maintenance<br>
habits after years of doing it right!<br>
<br>
This also happened with a replacement set that I had.<br>
<br>
I have to blame the batteries,<br>
Bob Ellison<br>
<br>
-----Original Message-----<br>
From: re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org<br>
[<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org"> mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of Ray Walters<br>
Sent: Wednesday, February 15, 2012 12:02 AM<br>
To: RE-wrenches<br>
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Interstate L-16 vs Trojan L-16REB<br>
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No, both golf cart batteries and industrial cells get more cycle life per $.<br>
<br>
Ray<br>
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On 2/14/2012 1:18 PM, William Miller wrote:<br>
> Colleagues:<br>
><br>
> Do any of you have experience with Interstate L-16 batteries? Are <br>
> they a good value?<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance,<br>
><br>
> William Miller<br>
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<p><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Drake Chamberlin <br>
ATHENS ELECTRIC LLC<br>
OH License 44810 <br>
CO license 3773<br>
NABCEP Certified PV</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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