Mikebat
Member III
Now that I have gone over my electrical system to find the loose ground in that other thread, and learned about battery types and charging systems in the process, I am stoked about having some specific ideas about upgrading my electrical system to support what I want to do.
Check this out: Concorde Batteries makes a line called Sun Xtender (MSRP $193.00) which are supposed to be cheaper than the Lifeline. They lack the 5 year warranty for marine use but are otherwise the same battery. The 6V model I am looking at is the PVX-2240T AGM-type which are rated at 224 Ah @24hrs (pdf online for $188, shipping OUCH).
I am definitely all for sealed batteries even though there's a premium over flooded. I think it's worth it. Besides the Trojan T-105 won't fit into my battery compartment without cutting out the floor. The 6V golf cart batteries seem to be the way to go for the house bank, unless you have a megayacht (then you can install these monsters: http://store.solar-electric.com/suca2k.html).
Anyone know a dealer in L.A. who might have these in stock so I could pick them up and save the huge shipping cost of 134 lbs of mostly lead?
Check this out: Concorde Batteries makes a line called Sun Xtender (MSRP $193.00) which are supposed to be cheaper than the Lifeline. They lack the 5 year warranty for marine use but are otherwise the same battery. The 6V model I am looking at is the PVX-2240T AGM-type which are rated at 224 Ah @24hrs (pdf online for $188, shipping OUCH).
I am definitely all for sealed batteries even though there's a premium over flooded. I think it's worth it. Besides the Trojan T-105 won't fit into my battery compartment without cutting out the floor. The 6V golf cart batteries seem to be the way to go for the house bank, unless you have a megayacht (then you can install these monsters: http://store.solar-electric.com/suca2k.html).
Anyone know a dealer in L.A. who might have these in stock so I could pick them up and save the huge shipping cost of 134 lbs of mostly lead?