<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">I install large battery banks ALL the time. We DO NOT use any battery that is incased in a metal enclosure. <div>REAL pain to move, cells DO go bad & when they do its a real pain to bring the engine hoist to remove them. Hard to keep the cases from leaking & rusting.</div><div>We DO use the Surrette 2 volt cells in the dual container exclusively. These are rated as a "containment vessel", & much easier to move. In the event when a cell does go bad, use a jumper to bypass the bad cell, operate w/ a lower LBCO setting leave the CC settings the same, while waiting for replacement. </div><div>1700 AH -2400 AH.</div><div>By the time you have the tractor/back hoe on site, my 2 volt cells are up n running! E mail me off list and I can give you a few tricks to move them. <br><div><div>On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:28 AM, William Miller wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">We are shopping for
industrial, flooded, lead acid batteries. We are considering 12 volt
packages in the 1800 AH range. Under consideration
are:</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">Hawker 12-25W-23S at 1705 AH or MK 106M1033STB at
1896 AH.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">Have any of you had
experience with either, or recommend another option?</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">As always, I am
extremely grateful to all of you for the limitless wisdom
offered.</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">Sinceerly,</span></font></div>
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<div><font size="4" face="Arial"><span class="098342007-13082013">William
Miller</span></font></div>
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