Solar Wind Hydro C&D AGM Batteries 16 2004 12v 120AH NR UPS12-475FR nonspillable Sealed AGM 1920AH at 12v Start Price USD 1,600.00 Current Price USD 1,600.00 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, August 31, 2008 End Time Wednesday, September 10, 2008 Location Denver See more about 'Solar Wind Hydro C&D AGM Batteries 16 2004 12v 120AH NR' Description Now you can purchase a cost effective power system for your remote cabin or workshop. This outfit consists a set of 16 (11/2003 to 02/2004 manufacture date, all installed at same time in 1st quarter of 2004) C&D UPS12-475FR Industrial AGM Sealed Batteries. With this set you can run a small to medium size cabin lights, microwave, etc. For longer runtime an additonal battery bank would be the first addition I would make. These batteries were part of a telephone switching center in denver and were online for 3 years. Denver has very stable power so it the cells were hardly cycled, it shows in their test results. All the batteries test excellent with the midtronics tester (see explaination below) and that is confirmed by their voltage and load meter tests. When rechecked last month, a random sampling of these batteries tested from 90-105% of the reference value, truly excellent condition. These are the batteries that I installed in my own off-the-grid home.As you can see from the photos, the batteries are dusty and the labels of some of the batteries are starting to peal due to sun exposure. Rest assured the dust will wash off, and since the batteries are totally sealed you can hose them down to get them as clean as you would like. The labels are only an thin transparent plastic stickon label that has suffered in the sun, but it has no impact on the battery itself which has its own sealed case.To see the other type of batteries I have for sale go to my Ebay Store: SolarEnergyQuest by clicking on the store icon next to my seller name.To see the latest solar items I have for sale signup for my bimonthly newsletter here: http://my.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?AcceptSavedSeller&sellerid=kgestring&linkname=promoboxsignup&ssPageName=STORE:PROMOBOX:NEWS&_trksid=p1742.m156.l1283Battery Pack: This battery back consists of a premium 10 year design life set of sealed AGM Gell batteries made by C&D Technologies they deliver 120 AH each (10 hr rate to 1.80v). This bank can produce 1920AH at 12 volts, 960AH at 24 volts, or 480AH at 48v THIS IS A LARGE AND POWERFUL BATTERY BANK THAT WAS ONLINE FOR LESS THAN 1/3 OF ITS DESIGN LIFE. This is a powerful bank that can supply the needs of a small to middle size remote home. These batteries which meet the non-hazardous shipping classification of non-spillable. Each battery is 12 volts, produces 475 watts/cell (each battery has 6 2-volt cell, just like your 12 volt car battery) and weighs 100 lb each and you are getting 16 of these batteries. These batteries sell new from discounters for $450 each, so you are getting a total value of over $7200. These batteries were tested and all had carried at least 12.80 up to 13.00 volts. They are all were also tested with a Midtronics Celltron (www.midtronics.com) industrial battery tester (approved IEEE testing method) and all tested in excellent condition. These batteries can be wired in series and parallel to deliver 12, 24, or 48 volt power whatever your inverter requires. That flexibility makes them perfect for a Solar Inverter. I have additional sets of these batteries, make your home a standalone, utility free zone. These batteries can be connected together using inexpensive copper pipe that has been cut to the proper length and has two holes for connecting the terminals, that is a cost effective way of making buss bars to interconnect the batteriesHere you can download the general technical specifications that apply to this battery typehttp://www.cdstandbypower.com/product/battery/vrla/pdf/12_475.pdfSolar System: This battery system can easily be used for solar powered (solar, wind, hydro) homes, cabins, or workshops. The batteries are premium quality designs that will provide a long life when used properly. The batteries are very long life batteries (10 year design-life) and designed for power supply usage such as remote cabin, computer centers or grid tie solar systems. If being used in a remote solar powered home then you may want to purchase additional battery sets so the battery pack is not deeply discharged, especially with a large home. As with any deep discharge battery the lower the depth of discharge the less total cycles the battery will do. I have can provide you with information on the best usage of these batteries in a solar, wind or hydro application.The battery charge can be maintained by several different options that can all work together.1 Solar Panels set up to deliver 12-24-48 volts depending on your inverter (12 volt panels in series, 24 volt panels in series or any multiple that delivers sufficient voltage to charge batteries) along with a charge controller designed to work with sealed AGM Gel batteries (Trace, Morningstar and tons more)2 Hydro power, one of the best systems since the power output is continous charging the battery 24/7. Again this requires 12-24-48 volt depending on your system voltage output with a charge controller3 Wind power, If you have a reliable wind source is works great because of high power output with the proper controller4 Telco Generator, a 48 volt DC generator that can be found used, they have automatic startup on low voltage and auto shutdown when charged5 AC Generator or Power Connection, used to let your inverter charge the battery in case you are not generating power from solar or wind for a period of time.These are totally sealed so they can be installed with no outside venting, no storage box, they just require a charge controller that is designed to work with seal AGM gel batteriesSolar Energy Rebates: This system of batteries can be part of a solar energy system the could qualify for both state and federal (as of 1/1/2006) renewable energy rebates. Please get more information here http://www.seia.org/manualdownload.php Battery Testing: All batteries are tested for voltage and load before shipment to assure we are shipping a quality product. Before being placed for sale, batteries are tested with a Midtronics Celltron Stationary Battery Tester (www.midtronics.com). This unit is a $4000 professional battery tester designed to test 2v-16v industrial batteries sized from 20 AH to 4000 AH. It was designed to test batteries that are still part of an active battery bank (it also tests disconnected batteries, that is the easy test). It measures the conductance of the individual cells (2 volt cells) or the entire battery and compares those measured conductances with a database of batteries that have measurements for. For other batteries that are not in the database, testing of a large group of the same batteries is used to develop a good cell number. If batteries test from 80-100% of the reference number they are considered in excellent condition. If the batteries are no longer online, then the battery is considered good from 70 to 80% of the reference number. For batteries that are 60% or below, the are considered at risk and should be replaced.All of the batteries I sell test excellent unless specifically set forth in the listing. That is the best test method available in the battery industry and midtronics is considered the leading battery tester.How Much Power: Maybe you want a system for the house and another system for the workshop, or its a very large house and you want to assure continous power. The more batteries you have in your system the less the depth of discharge and the longer the battery life. In my own cabin, I had l-16 batteries (these were 5 year warranty life) that are 15 years old and they were still going strong, but I only take them down to 20% DOD, so it has paid me many times over to have installed additional batteries at the start. In November I finally took the L16s offline and added 32 of this technology used batteries to my own cabin along with a new morningstar 30 amp controller with built in meter. These are such a great system that I am using them on my own cabin. This bank of batteries supplies power for electric lights, propane forced air furnace (80,000 btu), microwave, deep well 220 volt water pump, stereo, computer, compressor (in my garage) and fans.Batteries are shipped 16 to 32 to a pallet so a second set only adds a percentage of the cost of shipping the first 16. Trucking companies generally charge 50-80% of the base battery system shipping cost for an additional set. 32 batteries is the max weight that can be shipped on a single pallet so more than two additional sets will require shipping an additonal pallet as part of a single shipment.Payment: I accept both Paypal, bank checks, wire transfers, and money orders. With Paypal payment I will only ship to the address shown on your payment notice from paypal, that does not have to be your confirmed address. I prefer payment by Bank Check, Bank Transfer or money order. If I don't receive payment in a timely manner I will provide negative feedback. International buyers from a select list of 109 countries can use paypal for your payment in US$, but the preferred form of payment is by US$ certified check or wire transfer, unless paypal supports seller protection for buyers from your country and a US seller. Additional proof of identity may be required for any shipment that is not to your paypal confirmed address.Shipping:  Please Note, I charge a $20 handling fee on shipping for cost of pallets and work in palletizing the items, otherwise you are paying exactly what I pay to ship.  I am sorry the shipping may be more than you hoped, but it is not because I am making profit from shipping.  I can ship these batteries worldwide, quite often ocean shipping is cheaper than US shipping, check to see. These batteries are sealed non spillable so they can be easily shipped via truck, airplane, or ship. These sets that you purchase are palletized in groups of 16 or 32. This makes it easy for them to be sent by truck to your location, that is why I list freight as the shipping method. The quote you get on the listing page is more that I will actually charge since I ship large volumes of batteries thru freightquote.com and get discounted rates. If you are serious email me with your zipcode and if you want delivery to your house with a truck with liftgate. If you can have it delivered to a business with a loading dock or you hand unload it at your house from the back of the truck, it will generally save you $100-200 in delivery costs. Local pickup in denver is free.Note to Buyers: If you have more than one negative feedback and a low positive feedback number (<90%) don't bid without my approval, or I reserve the right to cancel your bid.Bid Sniping: For those new to bidding an FYI. Many ebayers use automated bidding services that submit their bid in the last few seconds of the auction. You can't manually bid higher in that short amount of time, so bid what you think the item is worth on your first bid. The way Ebay bidding works is that you should bid the highest price you are willing to pay for the item. The actual amount you will pay is only the amount that is required to exceed the previous high bidders maximum bid, not the maximum amount you are willing to pay.THANK YOU FOR BIDDINGkgestring@hotmail.com for questions Place a Bid!