Battery equalization in southern California
I'm looking for a place or a person in southern California that can equalize my 2 Trojan t105s. I called a couple local battery shops and they didn't know what I was talking about. I know a few of you...
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I read the manual. 2.0 amperes is good for a 60 amp hour capacity flooded battery.
The instruction manual is hopelessly optimistic time-wise as to hours needed to equalize even a group 27 battery. Most of them I have done take 2-5 hours at a full five amps. Repeatedly cycling the equalize function of the unit will be necessary with a moderately sulfated battery. I can see four or 5 repeats in many batteries future. For something like a pair of GC-220's this charger is a waste of time as far as the equalization feature is concerned. Two amperes where 11.0 is called for is pathetic.
"After 5 desulfate cycles and the battery does not recover, recycle battery".
This is a great way to make a mistake and throw away a perfectly good battery.
Truly Plug N Pay
With modern switch charger technology it would be soooo easy to make a 5 ampere constant current device with 16.0 volt shutoff, and selectable to 11 amperes constant current with an 8.0 volt + safety time over ride shutoff.
Reminds me, I've got to get my hands on one of the new maniac IC controlled Harbor Fright chargers and perform a frontal lobotomy on it. Oh yeah, customers are complaining that the charger like almost all other intelligent chargers is abandoning the battery at 85% level of charge. Battery manufacturers must be dancing with glee at this charger marketing ploy stupidity.
The instruction manual is hopelessly optimistic time-wise as to hours needed to equalize even a group 27 battery. Most of them I have done take 2-5 hours at a full five amps. Repeatedly cycling the equalize function of the unit will be necessary with a moderately sulfated battery. I can see four or 5 repeats in many batteries future. For something like a pair of GC-220's this charger is a waste of time as far as the equalization feature is concerned. Two amperes where 11.0 is called for is pathetic.
"After 5 desulfate cycles and the battery does not recover, recycle battery".
This is a great way to make a mistake and throw away a perfectly good battery.
Truly Plug N Pay
With modern switch charger technology it would be soooo easy to make a 5 ampere constant current device with 16.0 volt shutoff, and selectable to 11 amperes constant current with an 8.0 volt + safety time over ride shutoff.
Reminds me, I've got to get my hands on one of the new maniac IC controlled Harbor Fright chargers and perform a frontal lobotomy on it. Oh yeah, customers are complaining that the charger like almost all other intelligent chargers is abandoning the battery at 85% level of charge. Battery manufacturers must be dancing with glee at this charger marketing ploy stupidity.
