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  • Lifespan of Solar Charger, Solar Controller and Battery AGM SLA

    Hi All. Greetings.
    I newbie here.

    Please help to verify the lifespan for
    a) solar charger - 3yrs
    b) solar controller - 3yrs
    c) AGM SLA battery - 1.5-3yrs
    d) LiFePO4 battery - 5yrs

    All of the equipment above i use for 60W LED Street Light.
    I in progress to make comparison between Solar Street Light LED VS Cabled Street Light LED. But what i found is very shocked about the cost of maintenance.

    It is much appreciate for anyone that can share about the lifespan.

    Thank you very much

  • #2
    what are you calling a solar charger and solar controller ? AFIK, they are the same. Good controllers have a 5 yr warranty.

    AGM batteries, treated properly, 2-4 years. Mistreated, 1 year.
    LiFePO4 battery 1 -?? years, depending on how accurate your BMS is.
    Powerfab top of pole PV mount (2) | Listeroid 6/1 w/st5 gen head | XW6048 inverter/chgr | Iota 48V/15A charger | Morningstar 60A MPPT | 48V, 800A NiFe Battery (in series)| 15, Evergreen 205w "12V" PV array on pole | Midnight ePanel | Grundfos 10 SO5-9 with 3 wire Franklin Electric motor (1/2hp 240V 1ph ) on a timer for 3 hr noontime run - Runs off PV ||
    || Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
    || VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A

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    gen: http://tinyurl.com/LMR-Lister

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    • #3
      Originally posted by Mike90250 View Post
      what are you calling a solar charger and solar controller ? AFIK, they are the same. Good controllers have a 5 yr warranty.

      AGM batteries, treated properly, 2-4 years. Mistreated, 1 year.
      LiFePO4 battery 1 -?? years, depending on how accurate your BMS is.
      Dear Mike,

      thank you for the info. I confuse with solar charger and solar controller. I thought that are different. But actually are the same.
      Thank you

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