Charging antimony-free VRLA batteries without float
Here is a proposed much lower float current method to charge non-antimony batteries. Supposedly better than traditional float. Low current float for AGM
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Hi Jim,
I do not have the luxury of 24 hour shore power charging. I feel that a sophisticated solar controller with temperature compensation is the "way to go". Put one between the charger and the battery bank. The controller won't care that the energy is coming from shore power instead of from a solar source.
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Do as I mostly do and let the solar system meet the needs of the battery bank. Self discharge rates on agm format are extremely low.
I do not have the luxury of 24 hour shore power charging. I feel that a sophisticated solar controller with temperature compensation is the "way to go". Put one between the charger and the battery bank. The controller won't care that the energy is coming from shore power instead of from a solar source.
-or-
Do as I mostly do and let the solar system meet the needs of the battery bank. Self discharge rates on agm format are extremely low.
