Did this harm my batteries?
I once left my disconnect switch on in my TT when I was storing it, and when I came back a few weeks later, the batteries were down to a couple of lights on the control panel. I disconnected and we p...
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mena661 wrote:NinerBikes wrote:
Perhaps I missed your charging routine, other than to top the batteries off float charging for months at a time when not in use, and to top off your electrolyte from time to time with good distilled water only?
1. Let the converter (IOTA 55 amp) charge till float.
2a. Hook up the Black and Decker 1093 portable, charge till it says full then run the equalize mode till it's done. This takes longer and might be a bit harder on the batteries. SG is at baseline after this.
2b. Hook up the Harbor Freight manual charger and let that run for two hours. SG is at baseline after this.
Because this gets the desired results everytime, I don't always check with the hydrometer right away to see if they're full but I check them at least once a month so I know how they're doing. Sometime I'm going to get one of those carbon pile load testers that MEX recommends.
And after doing this procedure, on a normal sunny So Cal 70F temp day, will your Specific Gravity show up at around 1.265 pretty consistently plus or minus .005 or less being preferred? Because that's pretty much what I expect out of my batteries.
