Best bang for the buck depends on a lot of things. What does maintenance cost you? What does shipping cost?
I've settled on Northstar NSB100FT Red for our core sites. If I get 8-10 years out of them without touching them, then I'd say they are a good deal. Less then 8 and they aren't worth it. More then 10 would be best bang for the buck IMHO. On Thu, Jan 4, 2018 at 4:47 PM, Robert Andrews <i...@avantwireless.com> wrote: > Sounds like a problem with the Charge controller being incorrectly set. If > this is on-grid, I would lower the voltage the charge controller is > maintaining and make sure it is set to NOT do any equalize cycles. > > Then flooded should be better. Of course if the environment is causing > evaporation that is a different problem. > > I didn't find telecom batteries were worth the expense. So if I dumped > wet, I would probably go with sealed Marine.. > > Best, > Robert > > > On 01/04/2018 01:38 PM, TJ Trout wrote: > >> I have been really liking flooded batteries over the last 10 years or so >> because I am able to service the battery and extend the life but I am >> finding that on sites that I forget to add distilled water at least twice a >> year sometimes the batteries dry out due to the charge controller over >> gassing the batteries. >> >> Right now I'm trying to decide between Walmart deep Cycles, rack mount >> telecom batteries or just sealed RV Marine deep cycle batteries. >> >> What is the best bang-for-the-buck currently considering the life span >> and capacity ? >> >> Thanks >> >> TJ >> > -- Carl Peterson *PORT NETWORKS* 401 E Pratt St, Ste 2553 Baltimore, MD 21202 (410) 637-3707
