this confirms what i have also been told by jamie surrette, namely that cycling is NOT necessary for flooded lead- antinimony batteries. while slightly more expensive, flooded lead-calcium is THE battery designed for this kind of use... plus they last longer, and use next to no water. monthly equalizing is a good idea to prevent stratification of the electrolyte. todd On Thursday, February 16, 2012 8:29am, "Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems" <la...@starlightsolar.com> said:
John, Are you including your new RE battery as being acceptable for float/standby service without cycling? Since you do not recommend cycling your battery, do you also recommend no equalization charge when in float/standby use? Frankly I question the logic of leaving any deep cycle flooded battery at a constant float voltage for months or years at a time. Do you have test data that will help me overcome my skepticism? Thank you, Larry Crutcher Starlight Solar Power Systems (928) 342-9103 On Feb 16, 2012, at 9:09 AM, John DeBoever wrote: Wrenches, Todd, Trojan Battery manufactures only true deep-cycling lead-acid batteries, from our 4 factories, based in the USA. Periodic cycling is not a requirement or benefit in achieving longer flooded lead acid deep-cycle battery life. There are some valid reasons to prefer flooded lead-acid deep-cycle lead-acid batteries for some residential semi-cycling / semi-floating applications. Typical floating-only applications do not have to feature a true deep cycle, although our Trojan products will work fine, without requiring periodic cycling. There are some batteries being marketed and labeled Deep Cycle that are not, and these will be affected by any amount of cycling, which is giving the Lead Acid industry a not so good name. John Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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