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Tuesday, November 19, 2019
New Battery Bank
New batteries and busbars hooked up and charging. Put down one section of the final bathroom floor first. I don't ever want to have to move those batteries again...they weigh 100 lbs. each. 70,82,41,0,B
Lithium Ion batteries are prohibitively expensive costing over $1000 for the same size battery. These used AGM batteries are 140Ah each and cost $100 each. For now we have 800 watts of solar - adding another 400 watts in the spring.
Did the client consider lithium batteries?
ReplyDeleteI know you have posted but what is the total solar watts and battery capacity?
ReplyDeleteLithium Ion batteries are prohibitively expensive costing over $1000 for the same size battery. These used AGM batteries are 140Ah each and cost $100 each. For now we have 800 watts of solar - adding another 400 watts in the spring.
ReplyDeleteI missed where you located the dc to ac inverter.
ReplyDeleteThanks for this info.
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