Nickel-Iron Batteries From BeUtilityFree!

Thomas A. Edison invented the nickel-iron battery at the turn of the century while searching for a rugged, long-lived storage battery for electric vehicles. Actual performance records have proven his design with thousands of batteries still in service to day. Nickel-iron battery technology has withstood the test of time. BeUtilityFree considers this battery to be the "ultimate" battery for longevity, durability, ruggedness, and ease of maintenance with its translucent battery case. It can offer a lifetime of reliable service for home power systems, railroads, telecommunications, boats, island home power systems, or any other application where "you only want or need to buy just ONE battery and be done with it." The nickel-iron batteries we offer have been manufactured for over 28 years by a Chinese manufacturing company which has won 36 prizes in their country. The advanced battery manufacturing assembly line was imported from VARTA AG Germany, so the manfacturing equipment they use is very high quality. These batteries have many advantages listed below. Review them and compare. Once you use a nickel iron battery, you'll never return to lead acid batteries again! Our company is the exclusive importer for North America and South America and we have been importing then into the US from 1995. We have batteries that are over 15 years old and still producing 100% of their rated capacity! These are facts, not myths or half-truths.

Battery Features
Up to 40-year life Frequent hydrometer readings Use on DC to AC inverters (1) Add to system anytime (2) Bad cell easily removed (3) Wide operating temperature

Nickel-Iron
Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes No No No Yes

Lead-Acid
No Yes Yes No No No No Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes

WARRANTY
We have the best 10-year warranty in the home power industry. In the first 6 years it offers free cell replacement in case of defect, then 4 years of prorated warranty that expects the battery to be used, not just floated. In other words these batteries like to be worked! Contact us for a copy of the warranty.

Safely fully charge in 5-7 hours Equalization charge required (4) Has memory effect (5) Over/undercharging damage Safely left in any state of charge Plate sulfation Toxic substances Corrosive fumes (6) HydroCaps available

FINANCING
We offer battery financing for those who need it. Not being able to afford these batteries has been a deterrent for many people... until now! There should never be a reason NOT to consider this battery for your next battery bank because of cost. We can finance up to 40% of the cost of this battery. You can take the money you would have paid for a top quality lead-acid battery and get a true lifetime battery instead! No other company selling batteries offers battery financing. We consider the battery the heart of your renewable energy system, so why not purchase your battery just once like other component parts of your system? Contact us for our battery financing flyer.

1. Most inverters on the market are designed for lead-acid batteries, but NiFe batteries can be used on most inverters today. Buy only inverters that have high and low voltage adjustment or have high and low set points if you can't adjust the voltage. We recommend Exeltech MSX, OutBack, Samplex and Scheidier Electric sine wave inverters. Battery voltage settings should be about 10-16 or higher for 12V battery, 21-34 V for 24V system and 40V-66V for a 48V system. 2. While a lead-acid battery's internal resistance (IR) increases at a steady rate, an alkaline battery's IR stabilizes. Don't mix batteries with different IR's. Lead acid cells you cannot add to a bank after a year. NiFe cells can be added at any tiem in the future. There is no time limit. 3. NiFe cells are lighter then lead-acid cells and also have lower voltage per cell. 4. Once a year for alkaline batteries recommended and once a month for lead-acid batteries. 5. Some lead-acid batteries have a memory effect. A pocket plate nickel-iron battery doesn't. 6. Nickel-iron batteries produce only hydrogen and oxygen past 80% state of charge. Gases still should be vented to meet electrical code if cells are in an encloser.

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BATTERY OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS

WHY CAN A NICKEL-IRON BATTERY LAST 40 YEARS?
In a lead-acid battery the acidic electrolyte interacts with the plates during every charge and discharge cycle, causing lead to shed off the plates and reducing the battery capacity. From the day you start charging a lead-acid battery you are losing capacity with each use, ending in plate disintegration. With a nickel-iron battery there is NO chemical interaction between the plates and the electrolyte. In fact the electrolyte used in a nickel-iron battery (potassium hydroxide, i.e. KOH) is a metal preserver. Exposure to air causes the electrolyte to form potassium carbonate and lose its ability to conduct electricity. One to two electrolyte replacements may be needed to replenish the battery capacity in its lifetime. The need to replace electrolyte depends on many factors, but is relatively easy with proper equipment. This is why we have nickel-iron batteries in the field that are producing 100% of their rated capacity after over 50 years of use!

What's Inside The Nickel-Iron Battery?

How cold weather effects performance on the nickeliron battery.

1. 1-hr discharge rate 2. 2-hr discharge rate 3. 3-hr discharge rate 4. 4-hr discharge rate 5. 8-hr discharge rate 6. 10-hr discharge rate 7. 20-hr discharge rate 8. Normal charge 9. Rapid charge

A fully-charged battery loses charge as it sits. A suitable trickle charge will offset this loss.

BATTERY PRICING AND SPECIFICATIONS

Part #
7008 7009 7011 7010 7012

Ah* Dimensions (inches) Dimensions (mm) Capacity WxLxH WxLxH

122/100 6 x 3 x 15 141 x 80 x 370 183/150 7 x 4.2 x 14 11 x 6 x 17 164 x 106 x 345

Weight (lb)
15 21

Weight** (kg)
7 10 20 11

Price Per Cell $101 $151 $202 $252 $302

12V System $1010 $1510 $2020 $2520 $3020

24V System $2020 $3020 $4040 $5040 $6040

48V System $4040 $6040 $8080

244/200 305/250 366/300

7 x 4.2 x 14 11 x 6 x 19

276 x 138 x 425

164 x 106 x 345 276 x 138 x 490

45

24 56

7013

7015

488/400

7016

610/500

11 x 6 x 18

7017

732/600

7018

854/700

12 x 7 x 20

11 x 6 x 19

276 x 138 x 450

276 x 138 x 490

51

25

$10,080

7019

7020

1220/1000

1080/900

976/800

12 x 7 x 20

291 x 176 x 510

58

23

16 x 8 x 22

291 x 176 x 510

84

26

$403

16 x 8 x 22

398 x 186 x 570

16 x 8 x 22

398 x 186 x 570

133

86

38

$504

$4030

39

$605

$5040

398 x 186 x 570

137

60

$706

$6050

$10,080

$8060

$12,080

$16,120

142

62

$806

$7060

$12,100

$20,160

64

$1008

$909

$10,080

$9,090

$8060

$14,120

$24,200

$16,120

$28,240

$18,180

$32,240

$20,160

$36,360

$40,320

Cells 300 Ah to 600 Ah get a 10% discount. Cells larger than 600 Ah get a 15% discount! Specifications subject to change withour notice. Ah for 100 and 5 hr discharge/charge rate. Manufac* turer charge rate is C/5. Batteries are sold by the cell to get end battery voltage. Includes interconnect bars between cells, manual, flip-top battery caps and dry electrolyte chemicals (buyer must by distilled water and add chemicals). For BeUtilityFree to fill and cycle cells, add $175 per 10 cells. Buyer pays freight FOB Los Angeles, CA to final destination. Typical cell numbers: 12V: 10 cells, 24V: 18-21 cells, 48V: 36-41 cells. Battery specifications @ 25 C (77 F). Table updated: November 18, 2010 **filled cell

NiFe batteries shown in their shipping crates, with orange battery post covers to meet NEC requierments.

A smaller Ni-Fe battery with it's fliptop cap, max and min fill lines and BeUtilityFree logo.

2010 BeUtilityFree, Inc.

www.beutilityfree.com
8:30-5:30 MST, Mon-Fri

1.888.320.9211

www.beutilityfree.com
8:30-5:30 MST, Mon-Fri

1.888.320.9211