Hello All, I noticed that Trojan L-16's aren't simply L-16's anymore. I can find at least 6 models. Our local battery warehouse stocks L-16E-AC. According to Trojan's website it's a floor scrubber battery (like it always has been), 370AH @ C/20 and weighs 100lbs.
Under the floor scrubber they also have an L-16H, P and G. Under the renewable energy they have the L-16RE-A and an L-16RE-B rated at 325AH (115 lbs) and 370AH (118lbs) respectively. They also have a 2v battery in a L-16 case now. I couldn't find any DOD vs. cycle curves on their website so I'm curious if the RE batteries really are better for RE applications. I remember the general consensus was that the original RE "optimized" battery was actually worse for RE applications because they increased the AH from 350 to 390 by making the plates taller but did not make the battery taller. This left less room for the crud (sulphate) that fills up the bottom of the battery case to build up before built up to the point where it took the battery out. Has anybody looked into this? My gut tells me that for the part time off gridder the battery that my local warehouse stocks is just fine. Happy New Year! Travis Creswell Ozark Energy Services No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.552 / Virus Database: 270.10.1 - Release Date: 12/28/2008 12:00 AM _______________________________________________ List sponsored by Home Power magazine List Address: RE-wrenches@lists.re-wrenches.org Options & settings: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List-Archive: http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org List rules & etiquette: www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm Check out participant bios: www.members.re-wrenches.org
