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Storage advice: Check the voltage of a lead battery

If not, it should be replaced. Working on the storage unit should be left to a trained electrician.

But the era of lead storage is coming to its end. After all, it cannot be that clean solar energy is stored using lead, while manufacturers of solar panels and inverters go to considerable lengths to banish this hazardous heavy metal from their solder joints.

State-of-the-art lithium storage units are currently developing into a mass market. Their prices will soon undercut those of lead storage, thus making it easier to install advanced battery technology. (HS)

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