Hi Dana, The manufacturers that I've read, do say they should be in a vented enclosure. But your point is taken,
thanks, jay On Dec 13, 2010, at 8:32 AM, Dana wrote: > Sealed batteries do not require a vent , therefore no air passage – less > influence of ambient exterior temps to the bank. Perhaps on a small bank this > would have an influence. > On a large bank in a low usage scenario, IE: second home with no one home, > the system may be full by 10AM and the fan runs for most of the day inducing > cool air. > > Granted most systems have a present [physically] home owner. I have many > systems that float for a good part of the winter, awaiting the arrival of > either the owner for a week or spring. > > Dana Orzel > Great Solar Works, Inc > E - [email protected] > V - 970.626.5253 > F - 970.626.4140 > C - 970.209.4076 > web - www.solarwork.com > > "Responsible Technologies for Responsible People since 1988" > Do not ever belive anything, but seriously trust through action. > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jay peltz > Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 4:49 PM > To: RE-wrenches > Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] To insulate a battery bank DEPENDS on a lot of > factors. > > HI Dana, > > I'm curious about why you differentiate sealed vs. flooded batteries? > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > 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 >
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