I second Tump's experience! Daryl DeJoy NABCEP Certified PV installer Penobscot Solar Design
> I install large battery banks ALL the time. We DO NOT use any battery that > is incased in a metal enclosure. > REAL pain to move, cells DO go bad & when they do its a real pain to bring > the engine hoist to remove them. Hard to keep the cases from leaking & > rusting. > We DO use the Surrette 2 volt cells in the dual container exclusively. > These are rated as a "containment vessel", & much easier to move. In the > event when a cell does go bad, use a jumper to bypass the bad cell, > operate w/ a lower LBCO setting leave the CC settings the same, while > waiting for replacement. > 1700 AH -2400 AH. > By the time you have the tractor/back hoe on site, my 2 volt cells are up > n running! E mail me off list and I can give you a few tricks to move > them. > On Aug 13, 2013, at 3:28 AM, William Miller wrote: > >> Friends: >> >> We are shopping for industrial, flooded, lead acid batteries. We are >> considering 12 volt packages in the 1800 AH range. Under consideration >> are: >> >> Hawker 12-25W-23S at 1705 AH or MK 106M1033STB at 1896 AH. >> >> Have any of you had experience with either, or recommend another option? >> >> As always, I am extremely grateful to all of you for the limitless >> wisdom offered. >> >> Sinceerly, >> >> William Miller >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Change email address & 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 >> > >> [email protected] www.SWNL.net >> Solarwinds Northernlights >> Serving Mid Coast Maine & Northern California >> 207-832-7574 Cl. 610-517-8401 >> Blair "TUMP" May >> ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** >> NABCEP "Certified PV Installer" >> >> ******** MAINE'S CHARTER ******** >> Trace Xantrex "Certified" Dealer / Installer" >> > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Home Power magazine > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change email address & 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: [email protected] Change email address & 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
