Testing the oldest solar batteries before discarding them

493 views · Published 14 February 2015 · 9:29 · Indexed 31 October 2026

Channel: FFcossag · 2015 · Science & Technology

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Since the 12 V system is going out, I was curious to know how well my reconditioned truck batteries have fared over the past 8 months.

Some of them did surprisingly well, speaking in favour of the viability of actually using truck batteries for cheap solar systems - while others fared not-so-well.

The final abuse of these batteries is coming up very shortly (and it involves burning metal).

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