Battery monitor pricing
I understand the need for a battery monitor - certainly the analogy of monitoring your fuel level via a fuel pressure gauge strikes home (although it's a little bit off). I want to get one. What I ...
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Keep in mind that they are often wired improperly, and often not programmed correctly, and not rezeroed properly, but the human watching it might still see 92% and get that seratonin filled headrush and a burst of confidence, when the batteries are 74% and aching for a full recharge.
But when they are wired properly, recently rezeroed, well I love seeing a XX AH from full, and when charging my battery watch it reset to ) from full right when the battery is actually full, determined by a hydrometer or determined by how much current the AGM is accepting at absorption voltage.
Heres some good reading on battery monitors:
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/battery_monitor
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/programming_a_battery_monitor
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/smart_gauge
But when they are wired properly, recently rezeroed, well I love seeing a XX AH from full, and when charging my battery watch it reset to ) from full right when the battery is actually full, determined by a hydrometer or determined by how much current the AGM is accepting at absorption voltage.
Heres some good reading on battery monitors:
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/battery_monitor
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/programming_a_battery_monitor
http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/smart_gauge
