Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase

mike95490
mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
in Off Grid Solar & Battery Systems #1
Apr 10th 2012.
I have a line on a good discount, from the importer, for a 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank that I suspect, someone ordered, and then bailed on. He sent a bulk email to all customers. about $28K, 41 cells, in series.

I just wish I got this kind of price on my 800ah bank :cry:

mods - delete this if it's out of line. wind-sun does not sell NiFe so I thought it OK to mention. I'll share info if someone wants it.

Setting up my batteries http://tinyurl.com/LMR-NiFe , from the same importer.
Powerfab top of pole PV mount | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister ,

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  • Cariboocoot
    Cariboocoot Banned Posts: 17,615 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase

    The post is okay, Mike.
    Anyone interested should respond via PM though, please.
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  • SCharles
    SCharles Solar Expert Posts: 123 ✭✭
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    Re: Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase

    I rec'd the same email about this bank of batteries, huge discount for someone who wants some Ni fe cells. I already have my 700 amp hr. bank set up and running and don't need any more. But darn, that is a bargain. By the way, mine have been operating for over six months now and are doing very well...we are quite happy with them.
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  • sub3marathonman
    sub3marathonman Solar Expert Posts: 300 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase
    SCharles wrote: »
    I rec'd the same email about this bank of batteries, huge discount for someone who wants some Ni fe cells. I already have my 700 amp hr. bank set up and running and don't need any more. But darn, that is a bargain. By the way, mine have been operating for over six months now and are doing very well...we are quite happy with them.

    I was wondering what the usual price for the NiFe batteries would be. And where are the batteries at?

    Also, even at $28,000, I am hoping to hear opinions on whether the batteries are worth it or not. I truly like the NiFe battery, I just don't know if it can be justified when Wind & Sun sells 6V Rolls 820ah batteries for a 48V setup for about $10,000, or about 1/3 the price. Will the NiFe batteries last forever, so they're worth it? I thought they went bad eventually. But even then, the $18,000 difference, at even just 3% interest in the bank, will generate enough to buy another battery bank every 20 years, so if the Rolls batteries can last that long, and of course the price remains stable, you'd have essentially the lifespan of the NiFe batteries for $18,000 less.
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  • mikeo
    mikeo Solar Expert Posts: 386 ✭✭✭
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    Re: Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase
    Also, even at $28,000, I am hoping to hear opinions on whether the batteries are worth it or not.
    Yeh, me too. I paid $1200 for a reconditioned 940ah 24 volt battery. I could buy a lot of these for that price. Would be nice to have the money to live on the cutting edge though.
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  • mike95490
    mike95490 Solar Expert Posts: 9,583 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Re: Fw: 900Ah 48V NiFe Battery Bank Available for Immediate Purchase

    I've not had a chance to stress mine yet, but they hold up better in a 3-4 day stretch of clouds, than my old 400ah set.

    I believe the batteries are in warehouse near the docks in Los Angeles. Truck shipping to a terminal will be cheap, to a house, where the trucker needs to bring a forklift, with him, will be more.

    And these aren't "cutting edge" - just plain old Edison Alkaline Cells, in plastic cases instead of glass jars.

    Supposed to get at least 10 years before needing an electrolyte change, and the metals don't cycle back and forth like lead plates do, so they last 50-100 years.


    http://tinyurl.com/LMR-NiFe
    Powerfab top of pole PV mount | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
    || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
    || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

    solar: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Solar
    gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister ,

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