Are you positive agm outlasts flooded cell's, if proper maintenance is done?
On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Prince <[email protected]> wrote: > You want AGM batteries. They generally last longer, and are maintenance > free (no water required). They can also handle deeper discharge cycles > than everything except lithium. > > I recently had to get some batteries ASAP, and found what I needed at a > local Interstate battery store. We will see how long they last. We've > gotten as much as 8 years on our Concorde SunXtenders (all AGM). > > bp > <part15sbs{at}gmail{dot}com> > > > On 2/9/2015 9:57 AM, That One Guy wrote: > > I know this horse is about as abused as a woman that doesnt listen well, > but Im looking for a brand/model number of battery that would be god for > sites, primarily in the winter but some heat in the summer that we can > replace the APC external packs with. > > Id like to source them locally like NAPA, Autozone, etc rather than > order them if possible. > > What exactly am I looking for in a battery. Most likely the sites that > these would go to are sites we would put a generator on, so its not likely > they would be depleted, but is a rare possibility. Mainly we are looking to > get a longer window to get a generator to the site and a longer run if the > generator fails or runs out of fuel. > > When running a battery bank is it recomended to buy all the batteries at > the same time and replace them at the same time? > > -- > All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the > parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you > can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not > use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925 > > >
