to reiterate wrenches: two battery manufacturers (surrette & trojan) have both stated there is NO NEED to cycle floating, flooded lead-antimony batteries. i have heard this urban legend for some time and it is nice to finally have it put to rest as an incorrect myth. todd On Saturday, February 18, 2012 7:04am, "Doug Wells" <dwe...@thesolarspecialists.com> said:
> Maverick, > > "But you would think after 20 years, inverter manufacturers would make some > software similar to generator cycling to handle this cycling issue. " > > I believe that the XW Inverters have this ability in sell mode. There is > traditional sell voltage. And then there is a setting that puts the batteries > through a traditional bulk cycle while still "selling" back any excess energy. > The next question would be, is this better for battery longevity. Seems like > a > hybrid of the two would be ideal. > > Doug Wells > The Solar Specialists > Morrisville, VT 05661 > (p) 802-223-7014 > (c) 802-498-5856 > www.thesolarspecialists.com > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org > > Options & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > > Sent from Finest Planet WebMail.
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