Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium ion

2014-02-28 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Todd, Lithium batteries offer many distinct benefits over lead acid. Life, weight, size, time to charge and more. For me, it is market specific. Our primary business is designing, installing and servicing large power systems in recreational vehicles. Hundreds of our customers only use the RV se

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium ion

2014-02-28 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Ray, I had a 100AH battery for about 3 weeks of testing. I worked it hard. I even over discharged it once. It worked perfectly at different charge and discharge rates. The most interesting thing was that the 100Ah battery regularly provided 115AH at 95% DoD. I would sell the CALBS but, again,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Lithium ion

2014-02-28 Thread Mark Frye
The thing I am noticing about these systems is complexity. All the different sense wires and circuit boards associated with maintaining charge levels on individual cells. I guess the auto groups have been hammering reliability, but what about deployment into the off-grid space, is it robust eno

[RE-wrenches] Source for wire

2014-02-28 Thread Allan Sindelar
Wrenches, Simple request, please: who carries 10/2 jacketed submersible cable, specifically to use with the Shurflo 9300 pump? Conventional pump suppliers don't carry it, as any pump with metal parts needs a third conductor for ground, and usually run 240V. The

Re: [RE-wrenches] Source for wire

2014-02-28 Thread Larry Crutcher, Starlight Solar Power Systems
Perhaps this? http://www.waytekwire.com/products/1461/Marine-Wire-Cable/&--of-Conductors=2 Larry On Feb 28, 2014, at 5:54 PM, Allan Sindelar wrote: Wrenches, Simple request, please: who carries 10/2 jacketed submersible cable, specifically to use with the Shurflo 9300 pump? Conventional pu

Re: [RE-wrenches] Source for wire

2014-02-28 Thread All Solar, Inc.
I have found it through my local Rexel. 10/2 flat tray cable, submersible rated as well. Jeremy Rodriguez, President All Solar, Inc. 1463 M Penrose Colorado 81240 719-372-3808 office 719-372-3804 fax www.asolarelectric.com Sent by Jeremy's iPhone. Sorry for typos and shorthand! > On Feb 28,

Re: [RE-wrenches] Source for wire

2014-02-28 Thread Kirpal Khalsa
Allan...top of the afternoon to you...These guys have what you are looking for along with some other useful stuffoften you have to leave messages.They are pretty good at returning calls. http://www.pv-cables.com/Bulk_Wire_Cable-Pump_Cable.html Cheers, Sunny Regards, Kirpal Khalsa NA