I thought I would share a picture and purpose of a very large 12V battery I use to keep my Ham radio VHF repeater and IRLP node on the air during power outages.
The battery is a Honda Liquid Nicad battery which was used extensively here in BC to power mountain top communications sites. When they were taken out of service several years ago I was given 2 banks as in the picture.
There are 10 individual cells each @ 1.25 Volts that make up the 12.5 Volt battery, which is rated at 225 amps. It is 13.5" wide x 23.5" long x 13" high and is currently housed in a large plastic storage bin outside my house.
The battery along with my 2 inverters powers my IRLP node computer, router, hub and three VHF radio's for at least a week. It is charged by floating a 12V power supply over it when the AC is on.
This would make an excellent battery pack for a Solar system, however it is fairly large and very heavy. I don't see it ever finding a home in my Monty however.
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