Effect of no absorption on LiFePo4?
I bought a low end 100Ah LiFePo4 a couple of years ago. The manufacturer only listed charge and float voltages on their spec sheet. Later I asked them about absorption and they told me 14.4v. They ...
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pianotuna wrote:
Ralph,
Quite the opposite. LiFePo4 do not want to be charged to 100%. They do want to be balanced charged once per month.
Correct but they’re not near as needy as described above.
Ralph, just when they are not in use, make sure they are not on a maintenance charge. If there is truly no draw. Ideal condition is NOT fully charged, however it’s only slightly less.
I don’t go out of my way to make sure my LFP batteries are drawn down some for storage nor do I maintenance charge them while not in use.
They probably end up fully charged. Like my MX bike. I’ve hooked up a little charger after it sitting for months 6-8 months even “just to see” and it literally takes 2 min or less to register full charge. (Small battery). Tells me it’s fully charged when I last shut the bike off.
