Why is selecting the correct battery so important? Load shedding, as the levels of load shedding go up, so the demand for higher discharge rate and fast charging.

Why lead acid batteries just dont cut it anymore, they may seem like a cheaper viable option, but as soon as you throw in a stage 4 or above schedule, those batteries become lead weights.

Waiting 10 hours for a 100 amp/hr to charge at the recommended 10% charge rate is going to leave you sitting in the dark with candles. Yes they are more affordable and practical for stage 1 load shedding, anything past that , with cable theft and sub station fires and explosions, or a couples days of cloudy weather if you are fortunate enough to have solar panels, you will soon be wishing you had put a little more thought into the system.