Converter charging at 16.3 volts
I installed a new light fixture with led bulb in my rv, after the first hour of use it exploded. Before I returned the burnt light fixture and blown bulb back to Camping World where purchased I though...
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BFL13 wrote:
Iota does the same thing except it only drops to 14.2 instead of 13.6 when it get to that 75% or whatever SOC (it depends on the charging rate when that happens of course) So that leaves the PD with CW for ordinary converters
However I was talking about the Adjustable voltage PowerMax, which is what I have that eats Charge Wizards for breakfast. :)
14.2 is quite a bit different from 13.6 volts. I believe gassing threshold is 14.2 is the reason for this absorption level.
And to say Powermax is soooo much better should always come with a footnote of manual operation and special model required. Standard Powermax is still just a 75 percenter.
Or else you end up like this:
Lspangler wrote:
I went with the powermax and wish I had picked something else. It only bulk charges for 15 minutes then goes to 13.6 volts. When I charge with my generator and I know the batteries are low, I wait for it to change modes. I can hear the generator idle down so I unplug for a minute and plug back in. That forces it into bulk charge again. I might do that 3 or 4 times in the morning
Linc
