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Battery Calculations – Please help

NEW TO INDUSTRY..JUST SOLD 2 CROWN RR5225-35TT'S TO A CUSTOMER WITH CROWN B-BOX BATTERY COMP 14.25 X 38 X 31. HE IS WORKING 3 SHIFTS BUT VERY LIGHT USAGE ON ALL SHIFTS. I HAVE SOLD THEM 3 18C125-11 BATTERIES (1 PER TRUCK WITH A SPARE. THE AMP HOUR RATING ON THIS BATTERY IS 680 A.H. HE IS IN A FREEZER THAT IS 10 DEGREES F. AM I GOING TO BE OKAY AS FAR AS BATTERY POWER GOES??? WHAT TYPE OF RUN TIME WILL I GET FROM A FULLY CHARGED BATTERY IN THIS APPLICATION.
  • Posted 29 Apr 2005 09:35
  • By NEWDUDE
  • joined 29 Apr'05 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
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  • Posted 22 May 2005 03:34
  • By twetnysevnyrtec
  • joined 26 Aug'04 - 21 messages
  • Florida, United States
Battery Type is C&D C-Line 18C125-11, they will be running roughly 2 pedal hours per shift--3 shifts, they lift to the top load beam 228" 10% of the time, they travel in runs of approx 100 ft. Thanks for your help
this is a new operation for the user so we have nothing to gage the actual hours or usage on. Worst case scenario he will probably have to add another charger and probably another battery. am I correct in saying that?
  • Posted 30 Apr 2005 01:25
  • By NEWDUDE
  • joined 29 Apr'05 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada
What type of Battery? How many hours is a few? How high do hey lift? How far do they travel? Are these the only three units in the freezer? How many shifts?

You can plan on a 110 - 150 amps per hour will be used per hour of operation (680 amp *80% = 544 amps available, 544 / 150 amps = 3.63 hours). so if they use 1200 hours a year or 3.29 hours a day, they will change a battery every 1.11 days per unit. I would find out the actual amps used per hour and usage then you can be more exact. Based on this you do not have enough batteries on the shelf.

Good luck
  • Posted 30 Apr 2005 00:37
  • By steve_w
  • joined 27 Apr'05 - 5 messages
  • Texas, United States
SORRY THEY ARE 36 VOLT AC TRUCKS
  • Posted 29 Apr 2005 09:37
  • By NEWDUDE
  • joined 29 Apr'05 - 3 messages
  • Ontario, Canada

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