Inverter Help
Gathering up the materials/devices to start installing in our new rig which we'll have in a couple of weeks. Base line will be 2 T-105 GC 6 volt and 3000I Honda with remote start. Trailer is "solar re...
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wa8yxm,
Thanks for expanding on what I said. I don't recommend exceeding the maximum charging rates for a battery bank. For pretty much ALL flooded lead acid jars that means 12.5 amps @ 85% state of charge. In my case I can do only 27 amps per battery or 108 amps. I have my inverter/charger set up to limit the rate. Of course, if I used the OEM 30 amp Progressive Dynamics (with wizard) it would take about four times as long to charge the bank up to that 85% limit.
I do recommend temperature compensated charging, and I'm fortunate to have a solar charging set up that works well (but it is on the small side).
Thanks for expanding on what I said. I don't recommend exceeding the maximum charging rates for a battery bank. For pretty much ALL flooded lead acid jars that means 12.5 amps @ 85% state of charge. In my case I can do only 27 amps per battery or 108 amps. I have my inverter/charger set up to limit the rate. Of course, if I used the OEM 30 amp Progressive Dynamics (with wizard) it would take about four times as long to charge the bank up to that 85% limit.
I do recommend temperature compensated charging, and I'm fortunate to have a solar charging set up that works well (but it is on the small side).
wa8yxm wrote:pianotuna wrote:
Advantage of a high end inverter charger is the ability to charge FAST.
Fast charging is bad for the battery. Trojan suggests a SLOW charge (Charge amps = 10% or less C/20 amp horus) Xantrex recommends no more than 30% C/20 for most battery types.
LIFELINE AGM is the only fast charge I know of in the lead acid field. and then ONLY lifeline, not MK or Deka.
Just so you know
To the Original poster
A pair of T-105's has about one KWH of usable poer bit more if you only use 12 volt stuff and do not invert. (you loose about 10-20 percent in conversion).
