Capacity Testing and 20 HR Rating
I'm thinking about doing a capacity test on my four GC2's. They have a 20hr rating of 215Ah. One thing I'm curious about is how the 20hr rating would have been determined. Being 6v, would they h...
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"Hydrometers can be difficult to use and at best accurate to +/-0.005 points. Voltage can be used to estimate state of charge but caution must be taken when interpreting voltage readings."
Ain't that the truth! For a couple days this past week I was checking ocv occasionally, in hopes of establishing a reasonable guesstimate of soc vs. ocv. That was turning off a less than 1a load and letting things rest for a half hour or so. But that would all change, I would think, if the average load was higher than that, and various size loads were being applied sporadically (like in the real world). If only it were that easy.
Ain't that the truth! For a couple days this past week I was checking ocv occasionally, in hopes of establishing a reasonable guesstimate of soc vs. ocv. That was turning off a less than 1a load and letting things rest for a half hour or so. But that would all change, I would think, if the average load was higher than that, and various size loads were being applied sporadically (like in the real world). If only it were that easy.
