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    <p>Larry,    <br>
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    <p>            When you say "customers ruin the batteries" are they
      sulphating to death or electrolyte getting too low or?  And your
      sure its due to the lack of...cycling? watering? proper charging?
      during the prolonged periods or just poor care overall.</p>
    <p>Thanks for a bit more insight.</p>
    <p>Bill</p>
    <pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">Feather River Solar Electric            
Bill Battagin, Owner
4291 Nelson St.
Taylorsville, CA 95983
530.284.7849
CA Lic 874049
<a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="http://www.frenergy.net">www.frenergy.net</a></pre>
    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 5/1/2016 9:54 AM, Starlight Solar
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      Seasonal use is a very frequent application that we design for in
      Mexico and Canada. Usually the seasonal residence sets for 6
      months or longer. We have tried several methods of preserving
      flooded battery life including water-miser caps, short absorb
      times, no absorb time, 2 stage charge with the CV below gassing
      point and battery additives.  Even so, more than half of our
      Mexico customers ruin batteries in 3-5 years due to prolonged
      periods without maintenance. The northern customers fair much
      better. 
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      <div class="">AGM’s perform much better than flooded but Lithium
        batteries are the best for long term non-use. You can simply
        discharge the battery to 50% then turn off the battery and walk
        away. When you return in 6-7 months, you will find it at the
        same SoC as when you left. For long term seasonal storage, that
        is all I recommend anymore.     
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                      class="">I have yet to see any FLA battery that
                      can go 4-5 months without service. Typically a FLA
                      needs an increased voltage to attain the same full
                      charge rating at low temps, but you still require
                      watering. I have clients with shut down houses and
                      no load situations, we back off the Absorb set
                      point voltage, & time at full & they still
                      require watering.<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                      class=""> This thread started with “</span><span
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                      class="">? I don't think the friend will be savvy
                      enough to disconnect/connect them every year and I
                      don't feel like having to go out there every
                      season for them.”<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                      on this statement would you still recommend FAL
                      batteries? I have clients with AGMS that are
                      partial year residents & their AGMS are at
                      8-10 years and still doing the job. That said some
                      clients even full time occupants cannot water
                      & test the SG on a FLA to save their life (or
                      sustain the batteries life).<br class="">
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                        class="">O - 970.626.5253  C - <b class="">208.721.7003</b><o:p
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                          class=""> RE-wrenches [<a
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                          <b class="">On Behalf Of </b>Starlight Solar
                          Power Systems<br class="">
                          <b class="">Sent:</b> Saturday, April 30, 2016
                          1:28 PM<br class="">
                          <b class="">To:</b> RE-wrenches<br class="">
                          <b class="">Subject:</b> Re: [RE-wrenches]
                          Winter Battery Maintenance<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                  <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
                  <div class="MsoNormal">I agree with Todd and Bob,
                    leave the PV solar on, EQ off. <o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                    <div class="MsoNormal">I also instruct my customers
                      to reduce the absorb timer to 0.1 hours. Since the
                      battery is staying full, there is no need to spend
                      time above cell gassing point which will increase
                      water loss.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                                      Larry<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                        <div class="MsoNormal">On Apr 30, 2016, at 10:28
                          AM, RE Ellison <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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                          wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">Everything mentioned
                              so far works well however, if you're using
                              a charge controller with an auto equalize
                              function.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">Turn it off!<o:p
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">I had a friend who
                              has left his system over the winter for
                              years with no issues and he shut his
                              inverters off one year got back to the
                              batteries being boiled dry<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">After a lot of
                              looking I figured out that it had gone
                              into auto equalize and since the available
                              sunshine per day was so low that it just
                              kept trying all winter long to equalize
                              the batteries<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal"><o:p class=""> </o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">There was a battery
                              replacement in his future relatively
                              quickly!<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">It was an expensive
                              lesson and I have since gone to all of the
                              systems similar to that that I have
                              installed over the years and shut off the
                              auto equalize<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">It's not an issue if
                              somebody's around but they were gone for
                              like five months and it was not a good
                              outcome<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">This particular
                              system had three charge controllers,<o:p
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">A combination of MX
                              60 and FM 60s I believe<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">Just my thoughts,<o:p
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                            <div class="MsoNormal">Bob ellison<o:p
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                              On Apr 30, 2016, at 12:43 PM, <a
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                              wrote:<o:p class=""></o:p></p>
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                                    class="">i built a system for a
                                    friend's seasonal (summer) off-grid
                                    residence in alaska. </span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class="">my instructions were
                                    simple: </span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class="">leave the pv input & cc
                                    output breakers "on" and the load
                                    breakers (inverter, dc sunfrost etc)
                                    "off". </span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                  class=""> <o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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                                    class="">there was never a problem
                                    with winter freezing (even at -40f)
                                    until one year when he accidently
                                    left the inverter's breaker on. even
                                    with no load, the inverter's idle
                                    current drained the batteries and
                                    they froze. he only made that
                                    mistake once.</span><span
style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""
                                    class=""><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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                                    class="">todd</span><span
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                                    class="">On Saturday, April 30, 2016
                                    8:13am, "Solar" <<a
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                                      class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:dahlsolar@gmail.com">dahlsolar@gmail.com</a></a>>
                                    said:<o:p class=""></o:p></span></p>
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                                      class="">> I do systems like
                                      this every year. (-45F winter
                                      temps). Use quick connects and<br
                                        class="">
                                      > train the customer on the
                                      batteries and their maintenance.
                                      Find bats with freeze<br class="">
                                      > points that match your area.
                                      I typically mount the modules at
                                      90degree so snow<br class="">
                                      > never covers the
                                      array/module.<br class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > I always recommend removal.
                                      I've thought about temp controlled
                                      incandescent lamp<br class="">
                                      > with a timer in a battery box
                                      for really cold nights.... Haven't
                                      got around to<br class="">
                                      > working through that design.<br
                                        class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > I'm interested in the real
                                      seasoned off-grid installers
                                      thoughts about this.<br class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > Jesse Dahl<br class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > NABCEP PV Installation
                                      Professional<br class="">
                                      > IBEW Local 292 - Electrician<br
                                        class="">
                                      > Electrical/Solar PV
                                      Instructor - HCC<br class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > Sent from my iPhone<br
                                        class="">
                                      > <br class="">
                                      > > On Apr 30, 2016, at 9:07
                                      AM, AE Solar <<a
                                        moz-do-not-send="true"
                                        href="mailto:autonomousenergies@gmail.com"
                                        class=""><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:autonomousenergies@gmail.com">autonomousenergies@gmail.com</a></a>><br
                                        class="">
                                      > wrote:<br class="">
                                      > ><br class="">
                                      > > Hey Wrenchers,<br
                                        class="">
                                      > ><br class="">
                                      > > A friend wants a very
                                      small battery set up at hunting
                                      cabin (like under 1kW).<br
                                        class="">
                                      > It will only be used in the
                                      warmer months. I'm wondering what
                                      you all recommend<br class="">
                                      > for the batteries over the
                                      winter. I assume the ideal
                                      situation would be that they<br
                                        class="">
                                      > would be disconnected and
                                      brought somewhere warm for the
                                      winter (the cabin will be<br
                                        class="">
                                      > subject to below freezing
                                      temps)??<br class="">
                                      > ><br class="">
                                      > > So long as they go into
                                      the colder months with a full
                                      charge is it alright to<br
                                        class="">
                                      > leave them hooked up? I don't
                                      think the friend will be savvy
                                      enough to<br class="">
                                      > disconnect/connect them every
                                      year and I don't feel like having
                                      to go out there<br class="">
                                      > every season for them.<br
                                        class="">
                                      > ><br class="">
                                      > > Thanks for any thoughts.<br
                                        class="">
                                      > > Adam<br class="">
                                      > ><br class="">
                                      > > Adam Katzman<br class="">
                                      > > Autonomous Energies<br
                                        class="">
                                      > ><o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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