Phil, Their cycle rating is far less than Hups or Rolls when you compare specs. I understand their self discharge rate is atrocious requiring a substantial portion of the charging source(s) to be allocated just for this. I have heard the sales pitch that they last forever, but if you live off grid you are using the batteries in a cycling application and INMHO the flooded lead acid batteries are much better suited for this. Nathan Jones Power Source Solar
------------------------------ On Sat, May 5, 2012 1:35 PM CDT Phil Theis wrote: >Greetings, >Does anyone have experience with Iron Edison Batteries for an off grid >application? >They claim "excellent and reliable performance for 20+ years" >Thank you, >Phil Theis NABCEP Certified PV Installer >PennSun Solar >_______________________________________________ >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 > _______________________________________________ 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
