lead acid

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    Student load shedding solution

    Hi everyone! I’m a student so on a very limited budget but trying to put together a system that will at least run my laptop charger (60w) and my monitor, and ideally my tv (42 inch HD - Google says average 120W) but I can even go without the tv. I’m not looking at more than 200w/250w at a time...
  2. frankvw

    Hi capacity lithium drop-in replacement for 12V/7Ah SLA?

    While I'd love to have a decent inverter with a chunky Lithium battery to keep my office going for a day or so, I simply cannot afford one at the moment. But I have a good UPS (Eaton Ellipse Eco 1600) that uses 2 sealed lead acid (SLA) batteries - the usual 12V/7Ah "bricks". Unfortunately SLA...
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    Why is my new alarm battery not working?

    Hi all This one should hopefully be easy to solve. Loadshedding killed my Paradox MG5050 alarm battery (Power Kingdom; 7ah) in less than two years. It needed to be replaced as it's runtime decreased to 4.5 hours. I ordered this 9ah battery from Takealot. It has the same physical footprint as...
  4. RedViking

    The Battery Thread (Solar / Inverter)

    Seeing that there is a lot of discussion and questions around batteries for inverter and solar setups, I thought a dedicated thread is a good idea. This will help to keep the inverters threads focused on the inverters and finding information, prices, stock and general discussion and suggestion...
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    Building Lead Acid Batteries

    Found this webpage for DIY lead acid batteries. and thought it might be interesting. In special the book from 1922 on the page is a goldmine for everybody interested in the topic. Here the direct link to the detailed table of contents. I remembered that I have seen old battery assemblies...
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