Do AGM's charge quicker?
Looking to cut generator time. Have solar but sometimes have little to no sun when dry camping. Read AGM's charge up to 5X faster than flooded. How can that be, converter charger only puts out so mu...
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I read the 3012 manual on charging. So the BMK is the monitor with the shunt. In your case the Bulk stage was at constant amps of about 105 amps. 105/220 = 48% charging rate.
That boat guy's test
"this battery, when charged at .4C from 49.3% SOC, stayed in BULK/CC for 19 minutes and entered ABSORPTION/CV charging, where current begins declining, at 63.3% SOC"
Your charging rate was higher than 0.4C, so Bulk would end at more like 60%, not in the low 70s like you show.
Please explain.
EDIT--Ok your figures show 67% end Bulk. That comes out about right between 737 and 800 where 105 x 23/60 = 40AH and 110+40 =150/220= 68%
That boat guy's test
"this battery, when charged at .4C from 49.3% SOC, stayed in BULK/CC for 19 minutes and entered ABSORPTION/CV charging, where current begins declining, at 63.3% SOC"
Your charging rate was higher than 0.4C, so Bulk would end at more like 60%, not in the low 70s like you show.
Please explain.
EDIT--Ok your figures show 67% end Bulk. That comes out about right between 737 and 800 where 105 x 23/60 = 40AH and 110+40 =150/220= 68%
