Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-27 Thread jerrysgarage01
st, but it should be the last battery you buyJerry Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Jay Date: 07/27/2015 4:47 AM (GMT-10:00) To: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries Hi dan I'm curious why you opted for

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-27 Thread Dan Fink
Hi Jay; Price, proven long-term reliability, no high-tech computerized Battery Management System, and finally lots of questions about NiFe from potential prepper clients. A lot of grid-connected folks are best served by a backup generator, but want to have batteries stored in pristine condition in

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-27 Thread Jay
Hi dan I'm curious why you opted for NiFe vs lithium? Jay Peltz power. > On Jul 26, 2015, at 8:11 PM, Dan Fink wrote: > > I made myself a guinea pig on Iron Edison NiFe cells this year, before I try > to install them for any customer. I have now about 90 days on them. > 1.65 volts per cel

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-26 Thread Dan Fink
I made myself a guinea pig on Iron Edison NiFe cells this year, before I try to install them for any customer. I have now about 90 days on them. 1.65 volts per cell charging is what they want and need. PV controllers MPPT type are fine with this. just change the settings (assuming the sun is shinin

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-26 Thread jay
HI Tom, They are considered 1.2v nominal. Charge range is up to 1.7v per cell. For a 24v system usually you pull out 1 cell or 19 cells 19 x 1.7 = 32.3v For a 48, usually 2 or 3 , or 37-38 cells. If you use much less, then the voltage swings really low, if you go more the voltage is too high

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-26 Thread Maverick Brown
Tom, You will use all 40 batteries in a 48V system. I am guessing they are 300AH cells, so that would be 48V nominal at 300AH. Absorb will be set to about 66.8Vdc and Float is set to about 58.8. So make sure all of your equipment is ok at those voltages. Midnite Classic works well in this cas

Re: [RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-26 Thread Jerry Shafer
I have installed these batteries, they require a high Charge control voltage setting. It would be good to service the batteries, changing the fluid now would prevent the need to pull everything apart later Jerry On Jul 26, 2015 2:41 PM, "Tom Lane" wrote: > I have a friend who has forty ( 40 ) Iro

[RE-wrenches] Iron Edison Batteries

2015-07-26 Thread Tom Lane
I have a friend who has forty ( 40 ) Iron Edison Batteries , he says they are each 1.5 volts and wants to use them for a backup to his aquatics business's . Continuous load 24/7 is only 365 watts with surges to 1200 watts . My guess is that ___# of batteries ( maybe 32 to 36 ? ) can be wire as a