Battery Help
Philip C
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I installed a Power Battery - EZ Solar System a few years back. Well one battery has gone dead and I need to replace it. It appears Power Battery has gone out of business. I need to find another battery with the same form factor as the
PSG -12255 21"L x9"W x 10" H.
Any Suggestions?
Thanks
Philip
PSG -12255 21"L x9"W x 10" H.
Any Suggestions?
Thanks
Philip
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Re: Battery Help
It appears that this is a:Power Battery guarantees to the original end user that VRLA batteries with Advanced Gel technology
So--you are between a rock and a hard place... Replace with another GEL cell, or look at replacing with something else (AGM?) or replacing the whole bank.
How many batteries do you have? series/parallel configuration? etc...
-BillNear San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset -
Re: Battery Help
Interesting. Power Battery is where I got my L16's about 10 years ago.
Phillip, what do you have for solar panels? -
Battery Help
Battery dimensions are for a group 8D.
very common marine and heavy equipment battery.
Crown, Rolls,EXIDE, and US Battery all have a deep cycle version of the 8D.
Describe the rest of your system, and I am sure others will make recommendations.
Can you use Flooded batteries? They are about half the price, and will certainly last longer, given regular maintenance.
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