[K3PZN-List] Health Dept Drill 12/1 Battery evaluation

[Philip Karras]

Problems with the Battery supplied:

1. We found the battery was dead. If this is a lead acid battery it probably won't be much good in an emergency since it will probably be dead at that time & not be able to be brought back to a useable condition.
 
2. Even in top condition the battery is too small to do much good if power failed for an extended period of time.
 
Suggestion: 
A larger deep-cycle battery, about 20 - 30 AHr size, on float charge would be a better choice. Even on float charge it would need to be checked every year to be sure it was still in usable condition.
 
73 de KE3FL,
Phil
AEC Carroll County
OES, ORS, & VE
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