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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Smk,
The amps kept creeping up until float kicked in. From noon 'til 5pm they rose steadily from 8-9a @ 14.64v. The pm dropped into float sometime between 5 and 7pm? Once in float, @ 14.15v, they tapered as usual, from somewhere over 4a to 3.6a, by 9pm.
Yes, I usually shoot for about 2.5a @ 14.8v. In fact, I've done that several times without the pm going into float. Now it goes into float at a higher current and lower voltage, meaning it's not as deep into the charge. This is why I'm wondering if float is triggered by a timer, or Xa @ Yv, or whichever comes first?
I'm trying to avoid having to manually change voltages while charging, so I'm trying to determine if the pm getting 'hung-up' at that 8-9 amps is a good indication of the bank being very near full?
And yes, it may very well have something to do with starting the charge cycle on a near full bank to begin with? I will do a deeper cycle to see how it compares. thanxx!
The amps kept creeping up until float kicked in. From noon 'til 5pm they rose steadily from 8-9a @ 14.64v. The pm dropped into float sometime between 5 and 7pm? Once in float, @ 14.15v, they tapered as usual, from somewhere over 4a to 3.6a, by 9pm.
Yes, I usually shoot for about 2.5a @ 14.8v. In fact, I've done that several times without the pm going into float. Now it goes into float at a higher current and lower voltage, meaning it's not as deep into the charge. This is why I'm wondering if float is triggered by a timer, or Xa @ Yv, or whichever comes first?
I'm trying to avoid having to manually change voltages while charging, so I'm trying to determine if the pm getting 'hung-up' at that 8-9 amps is a good indication of the bank being very near full?
And yes, it may very well have something to do with starting the charge cycle on a near full bank to begin with? I will do a deeper cycle to see how it compares. thanxx!
