2oldman,
That price was 21+ years ago. Paralleled 2-volt cells per case. 12 of them. Or 3300 amp hours @ 24 volts. .330" positive plates. Surrette batteries made in Canada. I had a 35' shipping container transported drom the Port Of Oakland to Lazaro Cardenas, Michoacan. It was stuffed to the gills including the Kubota generator, chargers, tools and a few tons of electrical gear. The shine from the stack of 500 peso notes just inside the doors hanging in a transparent documents bag made the Aduanero the port Customs inspector go blind for an hour or so. I should not have sold that container shell. Srupid move. The trucker and monster tow truck company begged me to purchase it. Hector with his Cat backhoe unloaded the container and set the batteries. I built the shed around the batteries but the only level spot is 100 meters from the house and Quicksilver. The door to the shed plus frame is marine surplus US Navy K-monel off a WWII minesweeper. The inside of the shed is clad in 11-gauge 304 perforated matting. This was all done with material shipped before I got sick. Glad it was in Mexico when the IRS asked me to declare my net wortlessness. The locals are terrified of the shed. One of my toys is a Leyden Jar. Plus I have a 129 db keypad entry with IR detector and an inside pressure pad
I sorta wish I had a 4K PSW inverter instead of the Trace 4024. The Gould 400 amp charger plus the 120 amp Trace and the 385-amp 50-DN connected to the Lombardini adds up to 1000 + amps at 28 volts. Quicksilver has a 400-amp Niehoff alternator. Sounds mighty impressive until a person realizes diesel costs 3.50 gallon. The Kubota/Kato drinks like a fresh off the wagon man from Ulster.
And there you have it. A Nerd's Nirvana...
