Well, I'm not sure it was a good idea, but here we go. They were sitting for most of a year, and are all still showing 60% to 70% state of charge. The tops looked quite corroded, but other than that they seem fine.
If I get 6 years, for what I paid, I think I'm even with buying new rolls s550 They are 5 years old and a 20 year design life battery, so I'm hoping for more like 10 to 15 years out of them.
I'm also in the process of adding 2.4kw solar, for a total of 5.4kw. By the end of the week, we should be looking a lot better for power.
Now to haul them into the basement. I have lots of beer. Anybody? 😁