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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Mex, that guy is using different charging rates where the Flooded is lower than the AGMs, and then he claims that makes the AGM faster! Of course it is that way. He is claiming that the Trojan Flooded has a maximum rate which is actually Trojan's rate for longer life, not what the battery can accept.
Charging rate versus capacity
"More lead = higher acceptance = faster charging. For the two AGMs evaluated, maximum charging rate is 0.30 times 10-hour capacity. For the wet batteries, maximum charging rate is 0.14 times the 10-hour capacity (Trojan actually specifies 0.10 to 0.13 times the 20-hour capacity)."
He does say more lead per capacity allows faster charging. I will dig up some weight comparisons to add here
T-105-AGM 217AH 68lbs
T-105-Wet 225AH 62lbs
Charging rate versus capacity
"More lead = higher acceptance = faster charging. For the two AGMs evaluated, maximum charging rate is 0.30 times 10-hour capacity. For the wet batteries, maximum charging rate is 0.14 times the 10-hour capacity (Trojan actually specifies 0.10 to 0.13 times the 20-hour capacity)."
He does say more lead per capacity allows faster charging. I will dig up some weight comparisons to add here
T-105-AGM 217AH 68lbs
T-105-Wet 225AH 62lbs
