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Pvusers Archive for January 2002
102 messages, last added Tue Nov 26 17:28:41 2002

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RE: [pvusers] Fw: Advice on finding Used batteries?



I would be wary of spending money on used batteries. Without the knowledge and equipment to test them, it can be a real crapshoot. If they offer them to you for free, that would be a slightly different story. But either way, if you are off grid, batteries are the backbone of your system. Take them seriously and treat them well. If you need to skimp, skimp on production. It is easier to expand production than battery banks.
 
Mike
-----Original Message-----
From: gig [mailto:justinsgramps@flashmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 3:52 PM
To: pvusers@crest.org
Subject: [pvusers] Fw: Advice on finding Used batteries?

 
I am putting together my first system and wondered if anyone out there has advice on locating used batteries.
Lead-acid or Ni-cad or AGM I'm not fussy just short on funds. I currently live in Georgia and am building a small post and beam straw bale in a little piece of heaven --- Sewanee, Tenn.
 
 Thanks
 Chris Lancaster
 
The Golf Cart batteries I used were all new... but not very expensive....
I think I paid about $58 each for them.... they were six volts... so I
needed to buy them in pairs, to make 12 volts.... since then... I have seen
similar golf cart batteries at Sams Warehouse, for about $45 each...
 
The brand name I bought were US Battery... but... Trojan Batteries
are good, too... and there are some other good names...
 
A friend of mine located a cell phone provider, who was changing
out their large 1000+ amp hour batteries in one of their cell phone
towers... they gave him the old batteries... if he carted them off...
he has done this several times... and now has a collection of 19,700
amp hours of batteries.... enough to power his home for about 6
months, of darkness...
 
Gig
 
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