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    Stationary Batteries Compartment Ventilation

    I'd suggest you should review is the National Fire Protection Agency (NFPA) as well as any local fire codes. [http://www.nfpa.org/codesonline] NFPA/Codes/NFPA 100 - 199/ - NFPA 111 Standard on Stored Electrical Energy Emergency and Standby Power Systems 2001...
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    Reliability of gel-cell (VRLA) batteries

    I have mixed views on VRLA. We use VRLA batteries extensively in our company. In 1989 we began using 20 year batteries. To date, they have been less than satisfactory - some failing between 7 and 11 years. The kicker was that when they failed they had a tendancy to fail in an "open...
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    Mitigate Risk - Series/Parallel Battery Strings

    Can someone advise me the risk/benefits of parallel battery strings. The requirement is 120V/800AH but we try to standardize on Liberty 1000 series batteries. At one location, the vendor installed a parallel string consisting of two(2)X 40 cell LS3-400 (3vpc)in parallel...
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