Re: Battery Boxes...What One Company Designed

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On Sat, 17 Sep 2005 19:57:25 +0100, John Beardmore
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>In message <hljoi1plfos0bc0t8taia0534ia6qlpi18@xxxxxxx>,
>nospam.clare.nce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes
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>>Well, with 8 6 volt batteries, the obvious alternatives are 12, 16
>>(not common at all),
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>You mean 18 ?
Caught me
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>> 24,32
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>32 ?
Yes, you caught me- 36 works fine
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>> or 48 volts.36 volts doesn't work out too
>>well, and 72 and 96 are out of the question.
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>Don't know that they are, though these and higher voltages tend to be
>used with wild inputs from wind turbines etc.

How will you get either 72 or 96 volts with only 8 X 6 volt batteries
- Maximum voltage POSSIBLE with this battery pack is 48.
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>> The most common voltages
>>for low cost inverters and UPS systems are 12 and 24 - with 48 being
>>used on several large units.
>>Problem with 48 volt systems is they are generally larger capacity -
>>and should really have a larger battery pack than you have.
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>>I'd suspect 24 volts is the most likely scenario in your position. (or
>>wire it as 2 12 volt packs that you can easily switch s/p for 12 or
>>24)
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>Not a bad strategy.
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>J/.