I have purchased from them before but have not looked at them lately. They have some huge warehouses full of stuff that probably did not come direct from the factory.
I bought a truckload of grade B stuff but I had a guy go to Miami and inspect everything before it got loaded. From: Eric Kuhnke Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 11:40 AM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals? I thought you knew about sunelec.com? Its owner is famously eccentric... 22 cents/watt for used or grade C panels. More realistically in pallet quantities, 35-38 cents/watt for factory new grade B panels with minor blemishes, or around 40-42 cents/watt for new grade A. Some of the cheaper stuff they're selling are older panels from 5-6 years ago which are less efficient in W/sqft than a recent model (example 250-260W 60-cell vs newer more expensive 285-290W 60-cell). So you do have to figure in a larger area occupied and higher mounting costs for the same size system. On Sun, Feb 5, 2017 at 8:02 PM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote: Wow, 22 cents per watt solar panels. Wow wow wow. From: Eric Kuhnke Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2017 3:55 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Particularly good recent battery deals? Found this, sunelec.com (big solar equipment dealer for off grid) is selling the 106Ah version of these for $185 a piece plus pallet shipping: http://www.outbackpower.com/downloads/documents/Store_the_Energy/energycell_re_top_terminal/energycellREtopterminal_specsheet.pdf Outback, as far as I know, doesn't actually have a battery factory. But they are a fairly large company so they are relabeling somebody else's deep cycle off grid design AGM battery. In terms of $/Wh stored the only thing that beats it is the 6V 225Ah wet cell batteries from Trojan. On Sat, Feb 4, 2017 at 6:00 AM, Harold Bledsoe <hbledso...@gmail.com> wrote: I can across an interesting tip / option - Have you considered going with forklift batteries? They are flooded lead acid however I'm reading that they can last 3x longer than golf cart batteries in PV applications. http://gbindustrialbattery.com/Forklift_Battery_Sizes_and_Specifications_Zone15.html I guess the weight is a downside. Just make sure the whole family eats their Wheaties on moving day. :-) Hal On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 7:11 PM Eric Kuhnke <eric.kuh...@gmail.com> wrote: Looking for a bunch of 12V 100Ah AGM top terminal batteries for off grid PV. Wondering if anyone has recently got a particularly good deal for something like the Trojan T31 or similar. -- Harold Bledsoe
