How many of you use solar?

TechWriter wrote:

Chowan wrote:
So, what kind of batteries are you guys using?

I use LifeLine AGMs.

Chowan wrote:
How many of you are using Lithium?

Check out Technomadia's web site.

Yes, I read their review. Very informative. I am wanting to hear about other experience as well. Thank

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JFNM wrote:
Questions like that are highly personal. If you MUST run the air conditioning from battery, they are about your only option (realistically). Otherwise, what is your unit of measure?? Cost, life, maintenance, capacity, weight, cool factor, or ???

I cannot justify a ten-fold increase in cost to accomplish the same thing I have now - and which works fine for me and my conditions. If they were only double or triple the price of lead-acid, I might be able to justify it.

I thought it was about triple. I will go back and look at the numbers.

Chowan wrote:
So, what kind of batteries are you guys using?

I use LifeLine AGMs.

Chowan wrote:
How many of you are using Lithium?

Check out Technomadia's web site.

Hi,

Cost per cycle for LI is cheaper than AGM, but more expensive than flooded.

Chowan wrote:
As I begin to research the solar system I see that lithium is suppose to be top dog. But they are so expensive. Big question "Are they worth it"?

^^^^^^^ THIS ^^^^^^^


PS - I am actually going out today to buy two new Interstate 6v Golf Cart Batteries to replace the old ones.


PSS - There is nothing quite like camping out in nature, with towering trees and a lake side spot and having to listen to your neighbors generator INSTEAD of listening to the birds sing, with my morning coffee!

Glad to be the forgettable neighbor...

ymmv

Questions like that are highly personal. If you MUST run the air conditioning from battery, they are about your only option (realistically). Otherwise, what is your unit of measure?? Cost, life, maintenance, capacity, weight, cool factor, or ???

I cannot justify a ten-fold increase in cost to accomplish the same thing I have now - and which works fine for me and my conditions. If they were only double or triple the price of lead-acid, I might be able to justify it.

As I begin to research the solar system I see that lithium is suppose to be top dog. But they are so expensive. Big question "Are they worth it"?

I don't have anything fancy - four 6 volt 230 Ah golf cart batteries. Total of 460 Ah, 230 usable. I would love to have a lithium bank but the cost is simply too high for me.

So, what kind of batteries are you guys using? How many of you are using Lithium?