The Trojan battery L16P is a very common battery for solar and renewable energy applications.
It is fairly light weight only about 115 pounds so it can be installed by one person easily. It is a six volt 390 Amp Hour (at 20 hour rate) flooded lead acid battery. They are relatively cheap, in comparison to other battery manufacturers with an average price around $175. Their life expectancy, if cared for well can exceed 7 years. If you are looking for a battery for your solar system or renewable energy application consider the Trojan L16P.
As with any flooded lead acid battery, you must keep your eye on the electrolyte level. Also do not let them sit for long periods at a low state of charge, and fully charge them often. An equalizing charge is usually necessary every month, to ensure a full and complete charge charge of each cell.
I have dealt with and been around hundreds of Trojan batteries and I have personally never seen one have a manufacturing or other defect. I think they're a great battery for small to medium sized off grid applications with systems from 12 to 48 volts
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bernard gainford (bernardgainford AT bernardgainford DOT net) 10/28/2007
I have 8 L16P batteries connected at 24v on a solar/wind system. do you know how low can they be discharged? I need to set the charge controller to change back to the grid
Thanks
Bernard
