Yeah, you will get more capacity, but at a shorter life cycle.
One of those "get the right product for the right application" type things.
We do like the Exides though. We have quite a few 6v 380ah Exides at sites.
Josh Reynolds
CIO, SPITwSPOTS
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www.spitwspots.com
On 2/9/2015 9:48 AM, Mathew Howard wrote:
Wet cell deep cycle batteries are probably going to be the cheapest
way to get the most capacity.
A few years ago, when we had an extended power outage at one of our
towers due to a fire (it was several weeks before we got power back),
we bought a couple pairs of deep cycle marine batteries locally. Since
it was an emergency, we weren't really concerned with what was best
long term - we just wanted as much capacity as we could get as cheaply
as possible; If I remember correctly, they were supposed to be 120AH
and under $100 each.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 12:17 PM, Ken Hohhof <af...@kwisp.com
<mailto:af...@kwisp.com>> wrote:
NAPA/Autozone are likely to only have wet cell batteries or a very
limited choice of AGM, which is what I think you want with your
APC since that’s what they are designed for. If you really did
want wet cell batteries you could go to a place like Costco
looking for golf cart batteries which will be deep cycle type, as
opposed to car batteries which are designed for cold cranking amps.
Maybe look into Interstate Batteries which may have a lot of
choices they can bring in from their distribution centers for you
to pick up locally. Or drive up to GNB Industrial Power (Exide)
in Aurora. Or Zeus Batteries in Bloomingdale. I have also bought
Lifeline batteries from Staab Batteries in Aurora, they have free
delivery within 30 miles, not sure if that includes you:
http://www.staabbattery.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Store_Code=SB&Screen=free_delivery
*From:* That One Guy <mailto:thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
*Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 11:57 AM
*To:* af@afmug.com <mailto:af@afmug.com>
*Subject:* [AFMUG] Bateries
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
