AGM vs Flooded Bulk Times
PT keeps asking whether AGMs will spend more time in Bulk at the same charging rate. I found a good example where that can be measured, using ah64id's test with his PD4655 on his pair of Lifeline...
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BFL13 wrote:
If the "old wets" would only accept 40 amps at 50% SOC start, that seems a tad low for amps. Say those were 85AH 12s, then that would be 170AH and 40/170 = 23.5% charging rate. That would have them start tapering from 40 amps constant at about 73% SOC, so they should have been able to accept way more than 40 amps at 50% SOC.
They could accept more, don't remember how much, seems like around 80 amps, but I was limiting bulk rate according to the recommended C/5 or 20% rate. Lifeline on the other hand says they can take 5C!
What do you guys say, is C/5 an old wives tale for wet cells? I just didn't want to harm them, although doesn't matter now with the Lifelines.
