Hi Gang,
Anyone familiar with this Silicon Salt battery being carried from Backwoods
Solar? Colorado Zeke Yewdall has specified a set for a remote cabin.
Adventurous customer...
Specifically calls out cold temp performance.
http://www.backwoodssolar.com/products/batteries-accessories/batteries/silicon-salt-battery-6v-220ah
-Wes Kennedy 303-653-3073
From: Mac Lewis <[email protected]>
To: RE-wrenches <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2017 6:36 AM
Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] High End battery
Hi Wrenches,
Thanks for the opinions. I am aware crawl space is not ideal for all sorts of
reasons. I can't get into this cabin until late May or June and I don't
remember the layout real well. Best case scenario is that we will be able to
relocate the batteries. Regardless of battery location, I need a battery that
is resilient, and can take minimal homeowner interaction, and cool temps
through the winter. My initial thought was a set of AGMs as well. My only
real concern with them is if we had a PV failure mid-winter and the batteries
were sitting without a charge for 6 months, so I was looking to see if there
was a chemistry that this wouldn't be a concern.
Thanks
On Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 1:13 PM, Chris Worcester <[email protected]>
wrote:
Hi Mac,I do like the Concorde SunXtender AGM batteries, first one I bought in
2002 is still ticking, it sits in the yard built into a rolling tool case with
a ProStar-15 on a 20 watt module and an Exeltech 250 w inverter, charging my
gen set’s charging battery. (most nights here in Truckee go well below
freezing).I’d go to their L16 sized AGM 2V PVX-12150-HT that’s rated to 1215
Ahr’s at the 24 hour rate. Put in two or three strings max. I don’t like to see
batteries in tight crawl spaces though, even with these it’s best to check the
torque (70 inch pounds) on occasion, check for corrosion ( I use a high temp
lithium wheel bearing grease to slather up the cable ends and terminals prior
to installation), and be able to read individual cell voltages and terminal
temps. See if there is a better location. Chris WorcesterSolar Wind WorksNABCEP
Certified PV InstallerOffice 530-582-4503Cell 530-448-9692Fax
[email protected] From: RE-wrenches
[mailto:re-wrenches-bounces@ lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of Mac Lewis
Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 5:53 AM
To: RE-wrenches
Subject: [RE-wrenches] High End battery Hi Wrenches, I've got a customer that
has an older off-grid system with a 5 string ~2000 Ahr (No I didn't install
this) L16 battery bank that is failing. Its a Trace SW 4024 system where the
batteries are located in a difficult-to-access crawl space where I'm sure they
never got watered. We'd like to have these characteristics:1. Modular (need to
be able to get them to the crawl space)2. Maintenance free3. Able to be
abused and bounce back4. Compatible with an Outback MX 60 charge controller
(preferably)5. In case of charge controller failure, we'd like the batteries
to be able to go over the winter with no charge and not be damaged6. Need
about 30-40 kWh bank size7. Able to withstand cool temps (operate decently at
45F) withstand near freezing temps over winter (with no usage)8. Price tag
isn't a big constraint with these customers What are some batteries you might
recommend? Thanks in advance
-- Mac Lewis"Yo solo sé que no sé nada." -Sócrates
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