Hi All: I own a 93 Geo Metro Solectria.
I bought it with 11226.4 miles on it. I drove it several hundred miles before needing a new set of batteries. I bought 12 55lbs group 27 Interstate marine batteries. I charged these batteries with the stock Solectria BC1000 charger on a timer. I paid $56 each for the batteries. These batteries are the same batteries as Sears and I believe make by Johnson Controls. This set of batteries all died at about the same time, with 3700 miles for a cost of $.191 per mile. I replaced these batteries with Trojan SCS200 60lbs group 27 batteries. I also replaced the charger with a Zivan NG3 set up for use on a 20amp 110 outlet. The charger starts at 1700w constant power. These batteries cost me $82 each. I presently have 8060 miles on this set of batteries, with no sign of degradation, for a present cost of $.123 per mile. I bought this set on 5 Jan. 2002 and I have driven most days since. About a year ago I was quoted $86 each for Trojan SCS225 by Bob Batson at 10+ volumes. Mark. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Vince Barma" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 4:20 PM Subject: Costco & Trojan Batteries.. > > Hi List, > > I'm working on a 156 volt Metro conversion and have few alternatives to > 12 volt batteries. Aside from the price, (65 vs 130) what are the primary > differences between the Costco Kirkland (made by Johnson Controls) 12 volt > 105Ah deep cycle battery and the Trojan 12 volt deep cycles? e.g. the scs225 > or 27tm-x/h families. > > Thanks for your help, > > > > Vince Barma > Maintenance Engineer > KQED, Inc. > 2601 Mariposa Street > San Francisco, CA 94110 > [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > (415) 553-2163 (415) 576-6257 > >
