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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Watch the Chinese ones, lots of problems there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Bob Ellison<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><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><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Aaron Mandelkorn<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, September 25, 2012 4:52 PM<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> RE-wrenches<br><b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [RE-wrenches] Ni-Fe batteries<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Jon, Iron Edison in Colorado is the only supplier I know of. I am thinking about these as well. I know of a guy that has an Edison battery in his shop for many years with no complaints. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Their contact info is:<font color="#010001"><span style='color:#010001'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color="#010001" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#010001'>The Iron Edison Battery Company, LLC</span></font></span><span class=apple-style-span><font color="#efefef"><span style='color:#EFEFEF'> </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color="#010101" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#010101'>10171 W. 9th Dr. </span></font></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color="#010101" face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#010101'>Lakewood, CO 80215</span></font></span><font color="#010101" face=Arial><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#010101'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>720-432-6433</span></font><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><a href="http://ironedison.com/">http://ironedison.com/</a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Good luck,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=3 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'>Aaron Mandelkorn</span></font></span><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'>NABCEP Certified PV Installer</span></font></span><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'>Renewable Energy Outfitters</span></font><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'>Box 65 Salida, CO. 81201</span></font></span><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'>(970)596-3744</span></font></span><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'><a href="mailto:reosolar@gmail.com">reosolar@gmail.com</a></span></font></span><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 color=black face=Skia><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Skia","serif";color:black'><a href="http://www.reosolar.com">www.reosolar.com</a></span></font></span><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=4 color=black face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>On Sep 25, 2012, at 11:19 AM, Jonathan Hill wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>Anyone know anything about Nickel-Iron Batteries? We sold some many years ago but our supplier stopped carrying them. I have a client with a fairly large bank of Hawker industrial batteries; 2100ah @ 48v. He is asking about replacing them with Ni-Fe as he has heard that they will last virtually forever, or at least longer than he might. Any thoughts on this? Also, any suggestions of good suppliers? Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=apple-style-span><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Jonathan Hill, senior system engineer and founder</span></font></span><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";font-weight:bold'>Sierra Solar Systems</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span 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