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Deep cycle batteries.
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DominionZA
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Give them a call and see. If they have something you like I will go collect it and courier it to you?
When I went in on Friday to pick up my SOHO1000 they had 2 x modified 1000VA's left, and a bunch of 1500VA (pure and modified). Did not check for smaller though.
If you EFT, I can only collect after 3 days or something. I found this out on Friday AM cause I wanted to EFT so they could hold one for me. They refused, so I made a plan and went in.
When I went in on Friday to pick up my SOHO1000 they had 2 x modified 1000VA's left, and a bunch of 1500VA (pure and modified). Did not check for smaller though.
If you EFT, I can only collect after 3 days or something. I found this out on Friday AM cause I wanted to EFT so they could hold one for me. They refused, so I made a plan and went in.
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akescpt
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ill probably end up buying the Dixon because I can drive down the road to get it.
KOPITE
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gonna find out now and let you know.
Would there be any advantage to using multiple smaller (say 45ah) batteries to build a bank rather than 2 200ah batteries? I'm guessing there would be losses between the batteries but, from what I've read, the losses can be minimal if you use thick cabling connecting the batteries.
The_Ogre
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Many batteries in parallel have never been a good idea.
If one of them fails you won't notice it until you realise it dragged the entire bank down with it within a few weeks.
The_Traveller
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I concur ...
Took a chance with 3 strings , but was getting major voltage drop. Removed 1 string and system works fine.
Ah ok, makes sense. My thinking was that if 1 goes it's cheaper to replace rather than 1 big guy, I didn't think about it taking down the whole bank. Thanks for your advice.
The Thug
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Quick question and I'm hoping for a quick and easy answer.
Gel or Lead Acid?
Powering the usual TV/Media Centre/Router etc
Gel or Lead Acid?
Powering the usual TV/Media Centre/Router etc
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So I guess it is harder to source decent batteries than expected then.
The Thug
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Emailed them and according to them you can expect 500 cycles to a 50% DOD on their 105Ah deep cycle batteries.
akescpt
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not much options that I can see. more expensive most likely. 4x4 centres and most battery places. need a day to do a bit of a mini tour. ill update then. the Dixon battery looks like a possibility. asked the rep for the specsheet and the recommended DOD. im still waiting. they quick to tell you to buy it but when you ask a question they seem to ignore you.
A lot of the sellers have no idea what they're selling, just jumping on the bandwagon with the current electricity crisis. I had a guy tell me last week that the inverter I was looking at takes 3 solar panels, he proceeded to show me that where you plug them in, 1 in the pv slot, 1 in the ac slot and 1 in the battery slot. Heaven help the consumers that just trust what the salesman tells them.
