"Gould 0738" wrote in message
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I believe that "lighter per amp hour" is accurate.

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Possibly a dangerous assumption since they are still lead-acid cells.


Some comparisons for you:

Did you do this research, or did you take what they gave you?


The 210-amp Meridian battery weighs 131 pounds. That calculates at 1.60
amps
per pound.

okay....

The West Marine 12-volt flooded cell 8D is rated at 170 amps, and weighs
132
pounds. The equates to less than 1.29 amps per pound.

That would be the Sea Volt "dual purpose" battery. If you are going to
comparison based on amp-hours I would expect that you would compare against
deep cycle batteries.

Without bothering to run a comparsion against every single battery on the
market,
it is possible to establish that these batteries are indeed "lighter per
amp
hour"
(or, more amp hours per pound) than many batteries, including every
variety of
8D Marine battery offered by the nation's largest marine retailer.


Hey, that is great information. The Meridian has more amp-hours per pound
than some batteries.

Why not compare it against batteries that people respect as being performers
in the deep cycle arena?

Trojan Battery: 8D Deep Cycle battery; 216 amp-hours, 132 lbs. 1.64
amp-hours per pound. That exceeds the Meridian!

How about comparing it against the gold standard in deep cycle, the good old
"golf cart" battery. Trojan battery, T-105. They are six volts so you need
two. 2x 62lbs = 124 pounds. 225 amp-hours 1.81 amp-hours / pound.
Doesn't that just blow away a Meridian?

All right, maybe you have a thing about comparing against batteries you can
find in the West Marine catalog. SeaVolt, L16 case size, 113 lbs (they are
six volt so you need two, or 226 lbs). 370 amp-hours, 1.64 amp-hours per
pound.

I sure don't see how you can claim that the Meridian batteries are lighter
per amp-hour.

You might also note that two of the Meridian 210 batteries would NOT fit in
the 8D battery box that you could buy at "the nations largest marine
retailer". The inside dimensions of the 8D battery box that West Marine
sells is 21" long (the Meridian is 22 inches long) and the height is only
10.5 inches tall (the Meridian is 12.6 inches tall).

The Meridian battery does appear to have some interesting features. Their
amp-hour per cubic inch appears to be quite good. They aren't twice what a
flooded 8D would be (as claimed in your article) but they are significantly
better.

Rod