My 15 Year Old Solar Setup Gets a Battery Upgrade!

My 15 Year Old Solar Setup Gets a Battery Upgrade!

[@yankey4]

Nice nice nice brother!! Now for 15 more years! 5hanks for sharing. God bless

[@NormanMcGregor]

Hope so Buddy!

[@CraigArndt]

Very nice upgrade Norman, those batteries look heavy! I like AGM batteries too, usually get good life from them.

[@NormanMcGregor]

My L16's lasted 15 years with still around 80% still left in them but just won't pull a very heavy draw. They are being retired to the night time yard lights as they have a very light power draw of only 40 watts. These new AGM batteries should last me a long while if I look after them the same way as the previous L16 AGM's

[@JustinCaseSolarPower]

Hard work shifting batteries around at our age Norm. Hope they love you long time . Surprised me you did not pop in light Lithiums. Nice update, my friend

[@NormanMcGregor]

Lithiums here would have cost me around $8000 for 10kw and these were just over $3200. They would have been easier on my back but just couldn't justify the difference in price.

[@JustinCaseSolarPower]

@@NormanMcGregorWell, lithiums would have lasted 16 years. New AGM's of that type only last 3 to 5 years. We changed our out due to the fact that we were getting too old to move them.

[@NormanMcGregor]

Next time I'll get Deb to do it! LOL!

[@JustinCaseSolarPower]

@@NormanMcGregorROFL, I think Dep would be happy to help. After all, the system helps both of you

[@Paulman50]

👍😊

[@NormanMcGregor]

😀

[@JonOffgrid]

👍cool i still have some agm a but going to go watt suver rack they seem to have tthe best deal going about 800 each

[@NormanMcGregor]

Thanks! Have to check them out!

[@towerjokey]

What happened to your POOL?

[@NormanMcGregor]

The Pool gets taken down and put away for the Winter but it will be back up for May! Looking forward to having it back up as its getting very warm here already!