A question about Top Charging?
To be clear, I am referring to the high voltage charging on already near full batts; NOT "absorption", "finishing", "top", etc., all terms used to refer to 80-97% charging. ??? When setting the cha...
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FYI A group 27 that needs top charging will take anywhere from 6-18 hours to reach 15 volts at a 2 amp starting current.
Anyone out there have a constant current charging device? For lead acid batteries? Anyone out there have HAND'S ON EXPERIENCE top charging batteries or throttling CONSTANT current for equalization? Sorry, pushing a button doesn't cut it.
SMKettner's answer comes closest to fact. But no one has a charging device that starts and ends at 2 amps unless they have a full-on power supply with voltage AND current adjustments. Therefore I recommend a 5 amp starting current. It will taper down as voltage rises. A 60 watt potential power delivered is minimum.
I would LOVE TO SEE the flooded battery that "Boils" with this recipe. "Over Time" is not part of this recipe. Leave a turkey in the oven at 300F for three days will produce undesirable results. "But it was 75 degrees under recommended cooking temperature" does not work.
These recommendations are RECIPES. To be followed - not warped, extrapolated, or modified at whim.
It is not I who insists on this, it is the battery. I merely listened when they screamed.
Anyone out there have a constant current charging device? For lead acid batteries? Anyone out there have HAND'S ON EXPERIENCE top charging batteries or throttling CONSTANT current for equalization? Sorry, pushing a button doesn't cut it.
SMKettner's answer comes closest to fact. But no one has a charging device that starts and ends at 2 amps unless they have a full-on power supply with voltage AND current adjustments. Therefore I recommend a 5 amp starting current. It will taper down as voltage rises. A 60 watt potential power delivered is minimum.
I would LOVE TO SEE the flooded battery that "Boils" with this recipe. "Over Time" is not part of this recipe. Leave a turkey in the oven at 300F for three days will produce undesirable results. "But it was 75 degrees under recommended cooking temperature" does not work.
These recommendations are RECIPES. To be followed - not warped, extrapolated, or modified at whim.
It is not I who insists on this, it is the battery. I merely listened when they screamed.
