[RE-wrenches] 5 battery strings

[Dave Tedeyan]

 Since we are on the topic of bad battery practices...

I may be fixing up a system that was both designed and installed very
poorly.
They have a 24V Outback VFXR inverter, and ten 12V AGM batteries wired into
5 parallel strings. I know that is a bad idea, but since they already have
the
equipment, are there any safety issues by re-using this equipment? It is
for a
grid tie battery backup system that will remain in float most of the time.
I assume
that the batteries will not last particularly long, but is there any harm
in using them
and then just getting new batteries once they fail?

Stringing is shown in the attached picture.
Cheers,
Dave


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*Dave Tedeyan*
*Senior Engineer*

*Taitem Engineering, PC*
10 Verizon Lane, Lansing, NY 14882
Voice: (607) 930-3481 x6
www.taitem.com
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