EsoxLucius wrote:
harold1946 wrote:
It is best not to charge any battery to more than 13.8 volts unless de-sulfating or de-stratifying.
Say what? My batteries accept 14.7 volts for bulk and absorption charging, and 13.7 volts in float. Such generalizations do no one any good.
Its not a generalization, its a fact.
Read more carefully. Paul asked if his 13.6 volt charger would work and the answer is yes. That indicates to me he has a single stage charger, maximum output 13.6 volts.
If you do not believe fully charging a battery at 14.7 does any harm, give it a try.
Float charge is bringing them to a fully charged state. If 14.7 volts is used for float charging you risk thermal runaway on AGMs. Excessive gassing off of wet cells and total destruction of gel.
