Battery Equalization Tips
BATTERY EQUALIZATION Remember those wheeled gas station battery chargers? The customer brought in a battery to be charged, the attendant connected the charger cables, set the machine on “High” Sett...
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Buy a good hydrometer, if your battery allows use of it (Flooded cell lead acid batteries) Use it as your electricity / state of charge / battery health meter.
15.0V top off charge voltage, daily.
16.0V Equalize charge voltage to whip the laggard cell in line with the rest of the team.
Buy a good brand of battery, consider the premium Lines, if your dry camping budget can afford it.
Weekend warriors can get away with lesser brands, due to lesser severity of use.
Buy a good hydrometer, if your battery allows use of it (Flooded cell lead acid batteries) Use it as your electricity / state of charge / battery health meter.
15.0V top off charge voltage, daily.
16.0V Equalize charge voltage to whip the laggard cell in line with the rest of the team.
Buy a good brand of battery, consider the premium Lines, if your dry camping budget can afford it.
Weekend warriors can get away with lesser brands, due to lesser severity of use.
