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Re: Batteries in the attic?
Roof trusses are generally made of 2 x 4s that span a large gap. They are not designed to hold the compact weight of lead batteries. Roof truss failure would be unimaginably catastrophic. Ask a roof …1 · -
Re: Cooling the batteries
A 200 watt chiller? I've sold and installed a lot of chillers that were rated between 1/5 and 1/2 HP. Wish I knew the wattage but 200 watt chillers were not available in the 90's. Apparently much ha…1 · -
Re: What are the best batteries for the money?
"These hefty 4-post 3/8" studs busbars have 3 additional #8-32 screws for small connections," Is this really designed for ~4/0 cables? Whether or not we really need to use 4/0 is anot…1 · -
Re: What are the best batteries for the money?
Batteries will likely be warmish in Puerto Rico. Typical battery life is 4-8 years. In a warm environment, I'd expect closer to 3-6 years. Warranties are nice but we all pay for the yahoo's who murde…2 · -
Re: 5 y/o AGM batteries
I don't believe that AGM's need ventilation. Basements are usually pretty cool, that helps a lot. Yes....batteries go bad in storage. I suspect that 10 years may be the most that one can realistical…1 ·
