Amps Rising not tapering During Abs Charging?
Charging with the pm4b last evening, I brought the bank to 9.2a @ 14.64Vabs. Amps plateaued there early on during the 2 1/2 hour charge. It was getting late, so I shut things down for the night. To...
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Thanks Mex,
That's the only thing I can figure. I'm thinking it's both temp and soc related, as it appears to be more noticeable on warm days, but always in the same general soc range. I always thought that glitch at the ~20a/90+soc mark was unique to the Peak, but now I'm seriously reconsidering. And the Peak never did it on the split bank... only on the full bank... how weird is that? And yesterdays observations were also done while charging the full bank.
Most of my observations and logging were done on the split bank, using the 45a pm4b. I hope to get some more data with the 45a on the full bank, before going solar. And then, at some point, I'll have to introduce the pm3-75 into the mix, and start over. It sure is nice to know what IS normal for my bank. Just knowing what the bank will accept at various voltages and soc's should help me determine what to expect from solar, in the way of charging times.
I did buy an IR gun, but haven't put it into service, yet. That's something I need to do. I plan on paying much closer attention to temps, this year. And I need to see how effective power venting the battery cabinet is at keeping things cool.
That's the only thing I can figure. I'm thinking it's both temp and soc related, as it appears to be more noticeable on warm days, but always in the same general soc range. I always thought that glitch at the ~20a/90+soc mark was unique to the Peak, but now I'm seriously reconsidering. And the Peak never did it on the split bank... only on the full bank... how weird is that? And yesterdays observations were also done while charging the full bank.
Most of my observations and logging were done on the split bank, using the 45a pm4b. I hope to get some more data with the 45a on the full bank, before going solar. And then, at some point, I'll have to introduce the pm3-75 into the mix, and start over. It sure is nice to know what IS normal for my bank. Just knowing what the bank will accept at various voltages and soc's should help me determine what to expect from solar, in the way of charging times.
I did buy an IR gun, but haven't put it into service, yet. That's something I need to do. I plan on paying much closer attention to temps, this year. And I need to see how effective power venting the battery cabinet is at keeping things cool.
