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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">This: "</font>PS: the
"good" customers are not necessarily the greenest people, they are
the ones that reduce consumption as best they can, do their
homework, trust
me and pay on time."<br>
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I'd add, "and have a grasp on the realities of the situation."<br>
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There are people who will never grasp that you can't consistently
leave a battery at 90% DOD for a week without shortening its life.
Or that solar irradiance drops in the winter. You can recite the
facts to them and they will nod and look like they are absorbing
information, but memory fades and a month later they will complain
about the exact thing you explained to them.<br>
<br>
William, whatever you do with these clients, I recommend that you
write a short disclaimer about battery life and have them read it
and sign it. "I acknowledge that this particular design and
implementation is not ideal for long battery life. I do not expect
the battery banks as installed and used to last their advertised
cycle life." Or something like that. When they ask why you aren't
designing it differently, quote them the price for a system that
would preserve the batteries. Pick their jaw up off the ground for
them, hand it back, and make them sign. At the very least it will
put them on notice that the reality of the situation is not ideal.<br>
<br>
Good luck.<br>
<br>
Hilton<br>
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Hilton Dier III
Renewable Energy Design
Partner, Solar Gain LLC
453 East Hill Rd.
Middlesex, VT 05602
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