best practices for long battery life
I cannot get more than 3 years out of my battery on my TT. Original battery was an interstate. It was replaced under warranty going into its third year. The replacement lasted two years. I then trie...
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Ever been lied to?
Status reports of battery state of charge is like staring at the 52 gleaming teeth of a used car salesman's smile.
It takes an amp hour meter, with mathematical correction for efficiency of charge to even BEGIN to address a battery's true state of charge.
I played with SMART CHARGER reports of state of charge versus reality several years ago and reported the results on this forum. It started the great power Megawatt/Meanwell supply movement then merged with the superior management potential and advantages of solar controllers.
You are victim to politicians who have decreed energy waste to be The Grand Enemy at the expense of wasting tens of thousands of batteries.
Long ago I penciled out the complexity of designing a hands-off 100% automatic charger control circuit. The cost was enormous. Totally automatic is not feasible nor rational.
Status reports of battery state of charge is like staring at the 52 gleaming teeth of a used car salesman's smile.
It takes an amp hour meter, with mathematical correction for efficiency of charge to even BEGIN to address a battery's true state of charge.
I played with SMART CHARGER reports of state of charge versus reality several years ago and reported the results on this forum. It started the great power Megawatt/Meanwell supply movement then merged with the superior management potential and advantages of solar controllers.
You are victim to politicians who have decreed energy waste to be The Grand Enemy at the expense of wasting tens of thousands of batteries.
Long ago I penciled out the complexity of designing a hands-off 100% automatic charger control circuit. The cost was enormous. Totally automatic is not feasible nor rational.
