Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-31 Thread Allan Sindelar
Feather River Solar Electric   - Original Message - From: Allan Sindelar To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries Tha

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-23 Thread frenergy
record. I think you guys have more experience in that regard than I do. Bill Feather River Solar Electric - Original Message - From: Allan Sindelar To: RE-wrenches Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 5:21 PM Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batte

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-23 Thread Allan Sindelar
Thanks, esteemed Wrenches, I'm thinking that she would do fine with 440 A/hr of T105 REs.  Jay asked about her loads. I emailed her this earlier today: Beverly, Back when the batteries were still strong, if you ended a day's charging at 100%, what would the pe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-23 Thread Dan Fink
7;s. > > > > David Palumbo > > Independent Power LLC > > 462 Solar Way Drive > > Hyde Park, VT 05655 > > > > > > > > *From:* RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] *On > Behalf Of *jay > *Sent:* Thursday, October 22

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-23 Thread Drake
Hi Allan and Jay, I second the golf cart battery option. Trojan T-105s seem to be the most bang for the buck. An 800 W array wouldn't stir up the electrolyte sufficiently in an L-16. Maybe the backup generator would. What all is she running? Drake At 06:40 PM 10/22/2015, you wrote: Hi Al

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-23 Thread Dave
AM To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries Another thumbs up on Trojan T-105 golf cart batteries. They take owner abuse with grace and dignity, are easy to move via non-truck methods and with shipping caps on the cells even helicopter operators

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-22 Thread Dave
oun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On Behalf Of jay Sent: Thursday, October 22, 2015 6:40 PM To: RE-wrenches Subject: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries Hi Allan, A few questions. how little energy? amp hrs night/avg. and is mx something this person does or would like to do w

[RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-22 Thread jay
Hi Allan, A few questions. how little energy? amp hrs night/avg. and is mx something this person does or would like to do without? But given what you’ve said, I wouldn’t go with wet cell industrial as you’ll never get the C rate you need. If the 8 x L-16’s have done her well ( and probably

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-22 Thread jerrysgarage01
inal message From: Allan Sindelar Date:10/22/2015 8:19 AM (GMT-10:00) To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries I have a related question, please. One of my longtime off grid clients is a single woman who maintains a nonprofit sanctuary

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery recommendation WAS: Rolls batteries

2015-10-22 Thread Allan Sindelar
I have a related question, please. One of my longtime off grid clients is a single woman who maintains a nonprofit sanctuary for about 30 rescue dogs, both adoptable and not adoptable (curious? www.bridgingtheworlds.org). With that many animals, Beverly seldom leaves her