<html><head></head><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Drake, </div><div> I used to sell Trojans and had good results in the old days. For the last 8 years I have been using Interstate L-16's and I think with better results at a lower cost. Since my oldest install of the interstates is only about 8 years old, time will tell about longevity. I have had Many service calls with premature bad cells in Trojans, especially the high performance models. </div><div><br></div><div>John Blittersdorf</div><div>CV Solar</div><div><br><br>Sent from my iPhone</div><div><br>On Jul 15, 2013, at 9:58 PM, Drake <<a href="mailto:drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org">drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
Hello Wrenches,<br><br>
A 1 1/2 year old bank of Trojan L-16s had a battery with a dead cell. I
have heard that there have been some complaints about the L-16s
lately. Has anyone had experiences with Trojan L-16s (or the RE
series), good or bad? Are they still a good choice to use in off
grid systems?<br><br>
Thanks,<br><br>
Drake <br><br>
<a name="_MailAutoSig"></a>Drake Chamberlin<br>
<i>Athens Electric LLC<br>
OH License 44810<br>
CO License 3773<br>
NABCEP Certified Solar PV<br>
740-448-7328<br>
</i><a href="http://athens-electric.com/">http://athens-electric.com/<br>
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