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BFL13
Explorer II
Jun 25, 2013

Does Adding Water to the Batts Make You a Bad Person?

I keep reading how it is a virtue not to have to add water to the batts because you bought the right sort of battery charger etc etc. I don't get it. My 6s are on solar and the controller has th...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 26, 2013
Hi smk,

Solar can not do a saturation charge unless there are two battery banks. (so one bank can be used to power a charger for the other bank, for 14 to 16 hours)

Solar may alleviate the need for that technique--but sometimes batteries just need a long "drink" of shore power.

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