Sure Active is expensive, but it's local. You can source them far cheaper online, but then with SLAs shipping is expensive because of weight and sometimes "special consideration" because it's a dangerous chemical.<div>
<br></div><div>Also convenience/leadtime.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, I could likely find several online suppliers, but Darcy had specifically asked for a local source.</div><div><br></div><div>- Paul<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:16 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:rgb@tricolour.net">rgb@tricolour.net</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:12:52AM -0500, Paul & Andrea Mumby wrote:<br>
> You can get a fair assortment of SLA batteries at Active. In both 6V and<br>
> 12V varieties.<br>
<br>
</div>Active's prices on these are going to be pretty high...<br>
<div class="im HOEnZb"><br>
> - Paul<br>
><br>
> On Sat, Nov 19, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Darcy Whyte <<a href="mailto:darcy@siteware.com">darcy@siteware.com</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > My friend Steve has one of these solar powered candle systems.<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://mambohead.com/2011/11/solar-candle-system/" target="_blank">http://mambohead.com/2011/11/solar-candle-system/</a><br>
> ><br>
> > The battery is toast. Where to get one local?<br>
> ><br>
> > It just dawned on me that I'm not sure if it's a 6 or 12V. Do they still<br>
> > make 6V gell cells?<br>
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</div><div class="HOEnZb"><div class="h5"> slainte mhath, RGB<br>
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