Does DEKA make a good UPS battery?
I took a trip yesterday down near San Diego, it was twofold. One was to replace my free Trojan T-1275 that was a golf cart reject already when I got it with a pig of a 105# UPS 145ah AGM battery from ...
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So I've no idea how long this beast was sitting on the pallet out in the beating sun, but this is what the voltage was sitting at before hooking it up, with me not using it for anything or any treatment before.
Set the 30 Amp MegaWatt for 14.43 volts, vs 14.37 volts and noted right from the get go, this battery was taking 21 amps, nooo problem. About 7 minutes of generator time had the amps now being taken at 1.75 Amps, the 1% of Amp hours suggested by Mexico Wanderer. My question was wondering if the battery is rated at 145 amp at 8 hours, should I really keep on chargin it until it's at 1.45 amps/hr?
What is most fascinating to me is how many amps it will take at the get go, no internal resistance, and how fast the amps fall off when you get close to topped off fully. This one might require some baby sitting to not overcharge it, it's not forgiving like the T-1275 where you can add a bit of water. Once the water vents out, it's gone forever, so don't overcharge it.
Set the 30 Amp MegaWatt for 14.43 volts, vs 14.37 volts and noted right from the get go, this battery was taking 21 amps, nooo problem. About 7 minutes of generator time had the amps now being taken at 1.75 Amps, the 1% of Amp hours suggested by Mexico Wanderer. My question was wondering if the battery is rated at 145 amp at 8 hours, should I really keep on chargin it until it's at 1.45 amps/hr?
What is most fascinating to me is how many amps it will take at the get go, no internal resistance, and how fast the amps fall off when you get close to topped off fully. This one might require some baby sitting to not overcharge it, it's not forgiving like the T-1275 where you can add a bit of water. Once the water vents out, it's gone forever, so don't overcharge it.
