In a car battery type form-factor, you can't beat Sam's club. The
'Energizer' AGM are actually rebranded Johnson Controls batteries (the
maker of Optima). I haven't seen an equal battery of that size anywhere
for the prices that they sell them for.
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:27 PM, That One Guy <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
wrote:
> We have gotten pretty lucky on our batteries, we average 5-8 years at most
> sites, we are in central illinois. Last year destroyed a majority of our
> batteries, and the expanding problem destroyed alot of our APCs, Its time
> to replace our aged APCs anyway since all we can get are overstoc or used
> management cards for the models we have. the old 750xl were the perfect
> efficient solution for our sites, but they changed the form factor on those
> to not be usable, the 1000xl still has the desktop form factor but are
> inefficient for our purpose.
>
> The way I look at it is if I can find a good generic external battery
> solution for our current APC runtime need, I will more easily be able to
> migrate to a different solution should one present that does what APC does
> at a similar cost if we arent locked into the APC packs. We also have three
> of the huge external packs (dont know the part number) that arent holding
> charge anymore that I would prefer to replace with a generic array.
>
> As much as I hate to be brand locked, APC makes a solid product at a good
> price
>
> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:19 PM, That One Guy <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> I have to assume maintenance on batteries will not be done since i have
>> to fight tooth an nail to get time alloted for maintenance on sites
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:22 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Are you positive agm outlasts flooded cell's, if proper maintenance is
>>> done?
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You want AGM batteries. They generally last longer, and are
>>>> maintenance free (no water required). They can also handle deeper
>>>> discharge cycles than everything except lithium.
>>>>
>>>> I recently had to get some batteries ASAP, and found what I needed at a
>>>> local Interstate battery store. We will see how long they last. We've
>>>> gotten as much as 8 years on our Concorde SunXtenders (all AGM).
>>>>
>>>> bp
>>>> <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 2/9/2015 9:57 AM, That One Guy wrote:
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> 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
>>
>
>
>
> --
> 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
>
