I just went through this and found all 12v SLA batteries at Batteries Plus.
Took the ah/$ and the ones that gave me the most juice per dollar. Josh Luthman Office: 937-552-2340 Direct: 937-552-2343 1100 Wayne St Suite 1337 Troy, OH 45373 On Feb 9, 2015 1:02 PM, "Adam Moffett" <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: > > You could look for AGM deep cycle batteries at those local stores. I > couldn't tell you which brands are better, but I think it's my > understanding that AGM will last 2-3x longer than normal. > > I know this horse is about as abused as a woman that doesnt listen well, > but Im looking for a brand/model number of battery that would be god for > sites, primarily in the winter but some heat in the summer that we can > replace the APC external packs with. > > Id like to source them locally like NAPA, Autozone, etc rather than > order them if possible. > > What exactly am I looking for in a battery. Most likely the sites that > these would go to are sites we would put a generator on, so its not likely > they would be depleted, but is a rare possibility. Mainly we are looking to > get a longer window to get a generator to the site and a longer run if the > generator fails or runs out of fuel. > > When running a battery bank is it recomended to buy all the batteries at > the same time and replace them at the same time? > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > > >