Charging Battery More Efficiently
I have a single Group 27 battery. I love to dry camp. I have a Honda eu1000i generator and a wfco (?) 55 power center. which is the most efficient way to charge the battery - connect the battery di...
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pnichols wrote:NinerBikes wrote:
Your EX650 does not have an inverter. It has to maintain 3600 rpms to provide 60 cycles per second input. So what you are proposing is a bad idea with the generator you own. You can not drop the rpm's on it, under load.
Note that I said "burdened" ... not "slower". The EX650 gets louder under load, not slower. I would listen for a slightly louder sound from the little genny while turning the knob.
The EX650 will not slow up - it's circuit breaker will open when current load becomes too high. I guess instead of listening, I could use an AC watt-meter and stop the power supplly knob turning when the input to the power supply reached around 500 or so watts from the Honda .... or turn the knob until the circuit breaker opened ... several times to get an average. I'd then use a power supply output voltage knob setting a little less than the generator's "circuit breaker open" point.
well then, give it a try, and get back to us with a report with something new to add to the knowledge base.
