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Wuuwuu The (Battery Type) Rhetoric Gets Richer

MEXICOWANDERER
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Explorer
Seam folded, ripped by hand and slapped down with paste...


The Last Battery you’ll Ever Buy.

Over a century ago, Thomas Edison found a battery design that he considered to be nearly perfect. Today, Iron Edison is proud to offer an updated version of this incredible design that is specifically manufactured for Renewable Energy systems.
An Iron Edison Nickel-Iron Battery

Refillable alkaline electrolyte
Large storage capacity (up to 48 kWh)
Full depth of discharge
12, 24 and 48 Volt applications
Nearly indestructible
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GordonThree
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Explorer
Too bad they use a liquid electrolyte... Which also means corrosive gas too 😞
2013 KZ Sportsmen Classic 200, 20 ft TT
2020 RAM 1500, 5.7 4x4, 8 speed

Itinerant1
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2oldman wrote:
Boon Docker wrote:
Buy Them Now while they are in stock.
Maybe a grand less than my Li. And a lot heavier.

No doubt. My entire system weights 500#, just these "equal" batteries are 800#+
12v 500ah, 20 cells_ 4s5p (GBS LFMP battery system). 8 CTI 160 watt panels (1,280 watts)2s4p,Panels mounted flat. Magnum PT100 SCC, Magnum 3012 hybrid inverter, ME-ARC 50. Installed 4/2016 been on 24/7/365, daily 35-45% DOD 2,500+ partial cycles.

2oldman
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Boon Docker wrote:
Buy Them Now while they are in stock.
Maybe a grand less than my Li. And a lot heavier.
"If I'm wearing long pants, I'm too far north" - 2oldman

Boon_Docker
Explorer II
Explorer II
Buy Them Now while they are in stock.

time2roll
Nomad
Nomad
I will just pick up a used one that Edison himself put in service.

2oldman
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Explorer
Just don't put it on a concrete floor.
"If I'm wearing long pants, I'm too far north" - 2oldman

GordonThree
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Please don't hold your breath folks, I don't want anyone turning purple and passing out.

The great and powerful Google reveals the mighty Edison Iron battery has been touted to to be making a comeback several times in recent history. Most notable even Ivy League-esque Stanford chummed the water with some hype:

Chum
2013 KZ Sportsmen Classic 200, 20 ft TT
2020 RAM 1500, 5.7 4x4, 8 speed

SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Explorer III
I'm sulfating over it....
2015 Backpack SS1500
1997 Ford 7.3 OBS 4x4 CC LB

MEXICOWANDERER
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Explorer
It's the rhetoric amplification...

rk911
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Explorer
I'm shocked that I haven't seen this mentioned before. our current batteries are several years old and I'm really amped up about this news. I'd better hurry before the stock is depleted.
Rich
Ham Radio, Sport Pilot, Retired 9-1-1 Call Center Administrator
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'46 Willys CJ2A
'23 Jeep Wrangler JL
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& MaggieThe Wonder Beagle

SidecarFlip
Explorer III
Explorer III
I'm excited.
2015 Backpack SS1500
1997 Ford 7.3 OBS 4x4 CC LB