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john degemis (Degemis)
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Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 4:08 pm:   

Saw a listing for these says they are around 8 months old. Has anyone heard of these? Sounds like a lot of hours. But a lot of wieght.

2 VOLT TROJAN L16RE-2V . EACH BATTERY IS RATED 1235AH@100HR. = 7,410 amp hours
119 lbs each x 6 =714 lbs
Mel La Plante (Mel_4104)
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Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 8:15 pm:   

these are the type of battries that they use in telephone offices as a stable voltage and as back up during power outages. they were used in 48 volts mainly however they were used for other voltages in multipules of 2.2 volts (2.18volts)
latvia-69 (Latvia69)
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Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 9:47 pm:   

when set up as a 12 volt battery the amp hour rating would be 1235 ah.
Bill Gerrie (Bill_gerrie)
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Posted on Sunday, March 06, 2011 - 11:36 pm:   

John
A friend of mine uses them. He says they are great for use like the coach battery. Like Mel says they are from telephone use. One of the main problems is they are heavy and require a lot of room.
Bill
Sean Welsh (Sean)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 1:16 am:   

The number you are quoting is a 100-hour rate. The 20-hour rate, which is what is generally used for comparison of house batteries, could be as little as one-half that number, and will almost certainly be no more than 3/4 that number.

Also, Latvia-69 is correct; when connecting six of these to make a 12-volt battery, or 12 of them to make a 24-volt battery, you do not multiply the amp-hours. Six of these would make a single 12-volt, 1,235 amp-hour battery at the 100-hour rate, or perhaps 900 amp-hours or so at the 20-hour rate. About the same as four 8D deep-cycles.

Telecom take-outs, BTW, should be free or very nearly so. They don't make good house batteries, but can be a good value if you pick them up for next to nothing.

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FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 6:15 am:   

Trojan sells them as RE , renewable energy batts , not telephone standbys , so they would make excellent house batts.

At about 120 lbs each a 24v setup a dozen would be one heck of a house bank, but might slow you down on hills.

These would be great if you had the ability to recharge them in a modest amount of time .

Perhaps a 300A -24V bus alternator belted to a propane or diesel engine? With Smart Voltage regulator?

FF
Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 9:29 am:   

To get the voltage, using these batteries looks to be a similar weight to using a pallet mover or small forklift battery.

No free lunch, a big capacity battery bank is going to weigh a lot.

I like FF's DC charger idea.

happy coaching!
buswarrior
ED Hackenbruch (Shadowman)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 9:56 am:   

I met a Canadian here in Yuma a couple of years ago that was using these. He said they had been in his bus for 20 years so far. Picked his up from a salvage yard for $10 per cell.
Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 11:09 am:   

Ed's 2 cents on 2 volts for 10 bucks from Yuma...

next up

Dal's 2 cents on no volts in Ajo....

...if only Fooey was in Why...

and don't ask what or how either!
Sean Welsh (Sean)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 3:40 pm:   


quote:

Trojan sells them as RE , renewable energy batts , not telephone standbys




Yes, you are correct. I'm sorry I should have been more clear, my BTW on telecom take-outs was in response to Mel's comments, not John's OP.

Telecom batteries are not commonly found in the L16 form factor, although 2v is the most common voltage.

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latvia-69 (Latvia69)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 4:00 pm:   

what are you smoking in your bus jack? the word bus inserted to qualify as a bus related post.
Bruce Henderson (Oonrahnjay)
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Posted on Monday, March 07, 2011 - 5:46 pm:   

Sean wrote "The number you are quoting is a 100-hour rate. The 20-hour rate, which is what is generally used for comparison of house batteries, could be as little as one-half that number, and will almost certainly be no more than 3/4 that number."

The Trojan website lists them as 1235/100Hr and also 1110/20hr rate. I'm not sure that I trust this, but it's what the website says.

So, 12 of them stacked together would give 1110 Amp Hrs (20 Hr Rate) at 24V and weigh almost 1400 pounds. At a foot wide and 18" high, they'd also take up a rack 7 feet deep. That is a powerful battery bank but it's also a big, heavy battery bank.
Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
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Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 3:29 pm:   

whatever I said..
would have been better put by simply saying
Wiener Dogs
...as Jim suggests below

(Message edited by Jack_fids on March 09, 2011)
Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
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Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 4:09 pm:   

Maybe Jack is smoking wiener dogs. Yes, that's it. All hung up like hams. Got the bus exhaust piped into the window & he's sitting outside while they cure.

None for me, Jack. I like 'em hickory smoked. The Jimmy makes 'em too oily for my taste.
Jack Fids (Jack_fids)
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Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 6:06 pm:   

Jim...
you ought to know...
I pack the 8-71's tail pipe with Hickory chips
for that down home taste...!
AND
like Dracula said.."one bite & you'll never be the same!




..and thanks for the white space where I can say...
there are some really impacted pipes around here besides mine...!
Honestly.. who goes to a Net Forum & in 10 contributions demands that the members adhere to RULES from another & inferior forum...?
George Martinez (Foohorse)
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Posted on Wednesday, March 09, 2011 - 6:46 pm:   

Jim I'm adding you to my list
Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
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Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 10:20 am:   

Mr. Foo, is that your list of names on the wall in lipstick????? If so you're not the first tortured soul to to put me on that list.
George Martinez (Foohorse)
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Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 11:19 am:   

Oh boy, another one with a similar fantasy. you and tux should hang out. are you making the trip to Dalla's event?
Jim Wilke (Jim Bob) (Pd41044039)
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Posted on Thursday, March 10, 2011 - 9:31 pm:   

Naw, wish I was. Too far out of my territory to invent a business trip there.
Maybe next year, if we're all still available.

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