Am I shortening my battery life?
We have not been able to go out much in the last year so I have kept the 53r plugged in at home. I check the two Cr235 6v batteries monthly and top off as needed (which is not much). The 5er has a WFC...
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sjturbo wrote:
Not sure how that happened. The power supply is the S-35-12. let us try the link again, http://www.12voltpowersupplies.us/
BTW, when dealing with model numbers and electricity, dropping zero's and moving decimal points is dangerous. Triple check your work, and your calculations.
Power Supply S-350 - 12. Yes, that is the unit. You must have a volt meter first before using that power supply unit, and a very, very, very small phillips screw driver to adjust the voltage via the potentiometer "pot" which is a tiny little yellow screw by the green LED.
It takes very steady hands and an incredibly gentle touch to get the voltage set on this exactly where you want it. V will probably be in 0.2 to 0.3 increments, until you can really nail it down and get it to 0.1V increments or tenths.
I would go to your battery manufacturer and see what they recommend to top off voltages, off of their maintenance FAQs sheet. Or put it up here.
You will need some 8 gauge wire, and some ring terminals, and keep that Mega Watt as close as you can, while out of the weather elements, to your batteries, with a seperator wall, so that the power supply unit is not exposed to hydrogen or sulfur gas fumes, which are highly corrosive.
