Yes, they sell Optima Blue and Yellow and also Johnson Controls AGM
batteries.
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
> Are you saying Sam’s club sells AGMs?
>
> *From:* Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com>
> *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 8:28 PM
> *To:* af@afmug.com
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bateries
>
> 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
>>
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