<div>Tom, big cells are really the way to go, rather than too many parallel battery bank connections. That is for darned sure, Methinks the issue is delivery weight. Was considering a back-of-pickup-truck winch arm thing here not too many years back, and then it all flashed before my eyes.......this SUCKS. We could possibly subcontract the delivery and lifting of 300-400lb plastic-encased chunks of lead and acid, but otherwise I have no desire to enter the health of my back into the equation. Those big heavy batteries sure do work good, though, and last a long time.</div>
<div><br></div>-- <br>Dan Fink,<br>Executive Director;<br>Otherpower<br>Buckville Energy Consulting<br>Buckville Publications LLC<br>NABCEP / IREC accredited Continuing Education Providers<br>970.672.4342 (voicemail)<br><br>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Oct 8, 2012 at 1:08 PM, Tom Duffy <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:Tom@thesolar.biz" target="_blank">Tom@thesolar.biz</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
William<br>
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I have wondered about this as well, why don't they just make a big 1110 AH cell? Which as you point out would be less caps to feed and less chance of cell imbalance as well. I do like 2V cells over 6V but this question bothers me.<br>
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Tom Duffy<br>
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From: <a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org">re-wrenches-bounces@lists.re-wrenches.org</a>] On Behalf Of William Miller<br>
Sent: Monday, October 08, 2012 1:59 PM<br>
To: RE-wrenches<br>
Subject: [RE-wrenches] Trojan 2 volt L-16s<br>
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Friends:<br>
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Has anyone used the Trojan 2 volt L-16 batteries? They each have 3 cells, I presume in parallel.<br>
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The question presents: Although you can divide the strings by three, there are still an equal number of batteries and cells to maintain and to get out of whack. Will these batteries be equally likely or less likely to have cell imbalances in the future?<br>
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The only benefit I see is a reduction in string wiring jumpers.<br>
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Comments?<br>
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Thanks in advance.<br>
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William Miller<br><br></div></div></blockquote></div><div><br></div><br><br> <br>