DC to DC converter For Equalizing
This gizmo needs enough amps and volts (watts) incoming from a charge source to work. It cannot manufacture electricity. But It does have the capability of producing a CONSTANT 16 volts by virtu...
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First off to seenyore Pnichols
Conditioning VRB is a whole different universe. Apples and Sea Urchins. This setup is for batteries that go "Slosh".
For general use when time is money (generators) and quiet time is precious, having a charging source big enough to instantly reach absorbsion is the most cost effective route. Start the charger and it instantly seeks regulated voltage and stays there.
When time is not an issue, I will charge gently at the 5% of amp hour rating (5 amps for a 100 A/H battery) to absorbsion limit which means the generator absorbsion value is 14.8 and the got-all-the-time-in-the-world limit is 14.2 before reverting to float. Long term recharge works best at lower voltages. It allows electrolyte to migrate into the billions of nooks and crannies of the plates and absorb pbso4
This is why pre-programmed chargers do not stand a chance when faced with serious duty of batteries cycled cruelly for long periods of time.
One day hopefully soon, these problems will be relegated to unfond memories department. Much like an incandescent light bulb. Oddities for the young to shake their head at. Like word processing programs versus a typewriter, correction fluid and curses. A typewriter with autocorrect?
Go with a charger big enough to instantly place voltage at the absorbsion set point. Example in my case it is 500+ amperes at 29.8 volts, but temperature corrected meaning 29.0 volts.
Like a table leg, I keep sawing but it's still too short...
You can set the power supply voltage lower and lower as needed. Darn hard to convince the charger to work harder than what's on it's spec plate. I have THREE 40 ampere MW planned for the Ammo box charger.
Conditioning VRB is a whole different universe. Apples and Sea Urchins. This setup is for batteries that go "Slosh".
For general use when time is money (generators) and quiet time is precious, having a charging source big enough to instantly reach absorbsion is the most cost effective route. Start the charger and it instantly seeks regulated voltage and stays there.
When time is not an issue, I will charge gently at the 5% of amp hour rating (5 amps for a 100 A/H battery) to absorbsion limit which means the generator absorbsion value is 14.8 and the got-all-the-time-in-the-world limit is 14.2 before reverting to float. Long term recharge works best at lower voltages. It allows electrolyte to migrate into the billions of nooks and crannies of the plates and absorb pbso4
This is why pre-programmed chargers do not stand a chance when faced with serious duty of batteries cycled cruelly for long periods of time.
One day hopefully soon, these problems will be relegated to unfond memories department. Much like an incandescent light bulb. Oddities for the young to shake their head at. Like word processing programs versus a typewriter, correction fluid and curses. A typewriter with autocorrect?
Go with a charger big enough to instantly place voltage at the absorbsion set point. Example in my case it is 500+ amperes at 29.8 volts, but temperature corrected meaning 29.0 volts.
Like a table leg, I keep sawing but it's still too short...
You can set the power supply voltage lower and lower as needed. Darn hard to convince the charger to work harder than what's on it's spec plate. I have THREE 40 ampere MW planned for the Ammo box charger.
