acceptance charging rate AGM batteries
Hi all, It is generally thought that acceptance rate for a flooded deep cycle battery is about 12.5 amps per 100 amp-hours of capacity once the bank is at 85% state of charge. I know that accept...
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Hi MrWizard,
Thanks for sharing your results.
About 2 p.m. the sun broke through the clouds. I was not at the RV to see the charging numbers, but I am pretty sure they were significant.
load was 2.83 amps during the day. (Fantastic fan and fridge valve).
5:20 p.m.
Solar showing 13.5 volts and 3.5 amps.
Started generator because RV was too hot for my tastes.
Charging at between 4 and 6 amps.
Really I can't complain about the solar system I have. I really expected to see 20 to 30 amps of charging.
I'll be running the generator again for supper time. Tomorrow I won't run the generator for breakfast and I'll post the results.
Thanks for sharing your results.
About 2 p.m. the sun broke through the clouds. I was not at the RV to see the charging numbers, but I am pretty sure they were significant.
load was 2.83 amps during the day. (Fantastic fan and fridge valve).
5:20 p.m.
Solar showing 13.5 volts and 3.5 amps.
Started generator because RV was too hot for my tastes.
Charging at between 4 and 6 amps.
Really I can't complain about the solar system I have. I really expected to see 20 to 30 amps of charging.
I'll be running the generator again for supper time. Tomorrow I won't run the generator for breakfast and I'll post the results.
