I wonder why you need to exercise them when you don’t on the large stationary
batts that are made for float duty. I know Ni-Cds generate a memory and need
to be exercised, but have not heard of this on lead acid before.
If this is a thing, the valre-eltek rectifier with the BC-2000 card can be set
to automatically do a scheduled load test pretty much of any schedule you can
think of.
From: Harold Bledsoe
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 10:04 AM
To: af@afmug.com
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Batt Prices
A hybrid deep cycle marine battery is good for around 80-100 cycles. For
backup purposes it can work but keep in mind that you still need to exercise
the battery at least 1-2 times per month. Perma-float will kill it if doesn't
cycle occasionally. Still as a backup-only you can get 5 years from it. 10-15
years is OK from a real deep cycle battery.
If you want a lot of backup capacity, look at a forklift battery. If you can
handle the logistics (weight) it is really good cost overall and good for 15-20
years. They just weigh a ton (literally).
-Hal
On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 7:46 AM Adam Moffett <dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote:
compare Wh / pound if you want to catch the liars.
If I look at a bunch of 100ah batteries, and one of them is 10 pounds
less than the others, then i believe that one is optimistically
interpreting a test result.
------ Original Message ------
From: ch...@wbmfg.com
To: af@afmug.com
Sent: 10/14/2017 4:57:32 PM
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Batt Prices
>Lead, acid.
>Not in a moving vehicle, in an temperature controlled space.
>Not cycled.
>Float operation.
>
>I think that even if they were cheap crap, they might do OK.
>
>
>-----Original Message----- From: Robert
>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2017 2:31 PM
>To: af@afmug.com
>Subject: Re: [AFMUG] Batt Prices
>
>So is there something about these batteries that gives you a good
>feeling as to actual quality beyond the marketing blurb with the
>product? I only have the pure weight to be an independent judge right
>now.
>
>On 10/14/17 1:14 PM, Bill Prince wrote:
>>Sho-nuff
>>
>>
>>bp
>><part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>
>>On 10/14/2017 1:13 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>Yeahbut, I had to do some manual screen scraping and data entry.�
>>>So I was a bit lazy.� And since I really don�t care about
>>>physical specs (being a cheap ass) that is all I did.� So, yeah, I
>>>can.� Do you want the spread sheet?� Winking smile
>>>�
>>>*From:* Bill Prince
>>>*Sent:* Saturday, October 14, 2017 2:12 PM
>>>*To:* af@afmug.com
>>>*Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Batt Prices
>>>�
>>>
>>>Can you add column(s) for group size and weight?
>>>
>>>�
>>>
>>>bp
>>><part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com>
>>>
>>>On 10/14/2017 12:55 PM, ch...@wbmfg.com wrote:
>>>>My list so far.� Price per watt hour is based on the 100 hour
>>>>discharge rate.�
>>>
>>
