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<div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div dir="auto">So the Lifeline models, not the SunXtender models?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div id="LGEmailSignatureBox" dir="auto"><div dir="auto" font-size:9pt;"=""><i>Glenn</i></div><div dir="auto" font-size:9pt;"=""><i>Sent from my 'smart' phone so please excuse spelling and typographical errors.</i></div></div></div><div style="font-size: 10pt;"><div id="LGEmailHeader" dir="auto"><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">------ Original message------</div><div dir="auto"><b>From: </b>Starlight Solar Power Systems<larry@starlightsolar.com></larry@starlightsolar.com></div><div dir="auto"><b>Date: </b>Fri, Jan 19, 2018 12:02 PM</div><div dir="auto"><b>To: </b>RE-wrenches;</div><div dir="auto"><b>Cc: </b></div><div dir="auto"><b>Subject:</b>[RE-wrenches] Concorde Lifeline Battery failures</div><div dir="auto"><br></div></div><pre>Drake,
We have at least a dozen systems that failed early from lost capacity over the last 2 years with 2-4 year old battery banks. The AGM failures are all Lifeline battery made by Concorde.
Lifeline and my distributor both told me I was \u201cthe only one\u201d with failures. I dropped Lifeline battery after being a dealer for 16 years and many hundreds of systems installed. Historically we had seen 7-10 years average life from battery banks that we installed. One regular customer is at 12 years and still going. I have a sense of vindication now hearing from others about Concorde capacity issues.
Thank you,
Larry Crutcher
Starlight Solar Power Systems
<a href="tel:(928) 342-9103">(928) 342-9103</a>
On Jan 18, 2018, at 9:18 AM, Drake <drake.chamberlin@redwoodalliance.org> wrote:
A Concorde AGM PVX 3050T recently failed in a bank of 8. Larry mentioned a couple of brands experiencing problems. These batteries are 4 years old and have been kept in float in an off grid system, never stressed. Hopefully Concorde batteries are not going the way of Trojan L-16s. Has anyone else had problems with Concorde?
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