Copyright 2008 Michael Mc Grath POB 129 Hewitt,NJ 07421.

A view of cart #1. Close up of batteries. Note red electrical tape on plus terminals and on plus parallel connecting cable. This is help protect children, pets and dummies from grabbing the exposed terminals and zapping themselves. Although i left some lead exposed so I can monitor voltage with my Radio Crap (custom manufactured in China) pocket digital mutimeter. Deka batteries are made in Pennsylvania which is right next door to the state of New Jerky where I live. The specs for batteries are: part # BAU1 48RC 32 A.H. @ 20 hours 8.31" x 5.13" x 7.25". BCI group U1. Absorbed glass mat technology sealed lead acid float type deep discharge constant charge/discharge. Very important! Regular auto batteries are designed to put out maximum amps for very short periods. They die quickly when deep discharged over and over again. I picked these batteries because they were "designed" for solar applications. They are readily available from most auto parts stores as golf cart batteries. Dont tell anyone you want to use them in a solar system. they might jack up the price! To increase discharge time I doubled up the batteries in a parallel system. This maintains the 12 volts dc out but doubles the amps. Of course it ALSO DOUBLES THE CHARGING TIME. Experts say to avoid draining batteries to 10 volts. It is better to use the batteries to over 11 volts and charge up. Generaly I run them down to 12 volts and recharge. Once in a while I go down to 11 volts. Only once did I take them down to automatic shut down of inverter. Fully charged system gets me 12 hours of 26 watts CF lighting and 15 watts of boom box music. I have a real nice Sony Boom box cd player with AM FM radio. So I can listen to Hi fi stereo, none of that pitiful portable picnic box scratchiness.