STORAGE BATTERIES

"FEW BATTERIES DIE A NATURAL DEATH...MOST ARE MURDERED"

----Unknown Industry Representative (please take credit for this quote if you originated it!) Source: Sunelco Planning Guide

BATTERIES ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT COMPONENT

Your battery bank is THE MOST important part of your remote power system. If you have to cut corners to afford the system you need, skimp somewhere else. The rest of your system is only as good as the battery bank!

BATTERIES ARE ANTIQUE TECHNOLOGY

Well, OK, not quite! But the most common and cost-effective banks of large batteries for remote power storage are the flooded lead-acid type, and a battery reference book from 1910 will give you all the information you need about charging and maintenence. And like the antiques, modern batteries for remote power use are still heavy and cumbersome to move.

"DEEP-CYCLE" BATTERIES ARE NOT

Unfortunately, there's not a battery out there that thrives on abuse. "Deep-cycle" batteries are designed to resist damage from repeated deep discharges (50% to 80% of capacity used up)...but will still last significantly longer if discharged by only 20%.