The 'energizer' batteries at Sam's Club are actually these:
http://www.johnsoncontrols.com/content/us/en/products/power-solutions/products/lead-acid/absorbent-glass-mat/heavy-duty-truck.html
On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, they sell Optima Blue and Yellow and also Johnson Controls AGM
> batteries.
>
> On Tue, Feb 10, 2015 at 7:43 AM, Chuck McCown <ch...@wbmfg.com> wrote:
>
>> Are you saying Sam’s club sells AGMs?
>>
>> *From:* Jeremy <jeremysmi...@gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* Monday, February 09, 2015 8:28 PM
>> *To:* af@afmug.com
>> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] Bateries
>>
>> In a car battery type form-factor, you can't beat Sam's club. The
>> 'Energizer' AGM are actually rebranded Johnson Controls batteries (the
>> maker of Optima). I haven't seen an equal battery of that size anywhere
>> for the prices that they sell them for.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:27 PM, That One Guy <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> We have gotten pretty lucky on our batteries, we average 5-8 years at
>>> most sites, we are in central illinois. Last year destroyed a majority of
>>> our batteries, and the expanding problem destroyed alot of our APCs, Its
>>> time to replace our aged APCs anyway since all we can get are overstoc or
>>> used management cards for the models we have. the old 750xl were the
>>> perfect efficient solution for our sites, but they changed the form factor
>>> on those to not be usable, the 1000xl still has the desktop form factor but
>>> are inefficient for our purpose.
>>>
>>> The way I look at it is if I can find a good generic external battery
>>> solution for our current APC runtime need, I will more easily be able to
>>> migrate to a different solution should one present that does what APC does
>>> at a similar cost if we arent locked into the APC packs. We also have three
>>> of the huge external packs (dont know the part number) that arent holding
>>> charge anymore that I would prefer to replace with a generic array.
>>>
>>> As much as I hate to be brand locked, APC makes a solid product at a
>>> good price
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 7:19 PM, That One Guy <thatoneguyst...@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I have to assume maintenance on batteries will not be done since i have
>>>> to fight tooth an nail to get time alloted for maintenance on sites
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 6:22 PM, TJ Trout <t...@voltbb.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are you positive agm outlasts flooded cell's, if proper maintenance is
>>>>> done?
>>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 4:21 PM, Bill Prince <part15...@gmail.com>
>>>>> 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
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> 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
>>>
>>
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