Wrenches, Allan You could wait but you will not know what you get untill it arrives, I would take what you got, they need a good charge anyway and after you may find it difficult to pick out the oldest one just from voltage. Jerry
On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 11:05 PM Sindelar Solar <[email protected]> wrote: > Wrenches, > > Here's one I haven't encountered before, and I'm interested in the range > of opinions I may receive. > > My battery supplier screwed up, and they admit it. On April 27 I ordered a > 24V set of 2V Surrette L16 FLAs for a long time client; note that these > were the client's choice after his extensive research. The lead time was > estimated at 10-12 weeks. Today I got the news that the distribution center > in Reno had not placed the order, as collective orders for Rolls batteries > were so slow during Covid that they hadn't wanted to ship just one set. > > I was told that they had a set in the Reno warehouse that they could bring > to Albuquerque that had a manufacture date of 6/26/2019. I was told that at > rest the 12 cells showed an average resting voltage of 2.14 vpc, with the > highest at 2.18V and the lowest at 2.08V. > > I was offered them at a discount of ~18% off of my dealer cost. > > Should I have any hesitation about accepting and installing a set that has > sat at rest for nearly a year? The alternative is to start over with the > 10-12 week lead time, unless we can arrange a rush delivery. > > Opinions welcome here, please. > > Allan > -- > *Allan Sindelar* > [email protected] > NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional (charter certificant) > #102503-52 > New Mexico EE98J Journeyman Electrician > Founder (Retired), Positive Energy, Inc. > *505 780-2738 cell* > > > _______________________________________________ > List sponsored by Redwood Alliance > > List Address: [email protected] > > Change listserver email address & settings: > http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org > > List-Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.html > > List rules & etiquette: > www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm > > Check out or update participant bios: > www.members.re-wrenches.org > >
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