Finally figured out a routine..batteries

Pauljdav wrote:
I don't understand why the converter can't do the 100% charge. On my PD if I think it should stay in bulk mode I just push a button and I have 60 amps at 14.4 volts again but I never felt the need to.

Paul

If you read some of the battery manufacturers documentation, they'll say that an "overcharge" is required to get their batteries back to 100%. This backs up our resident battery engineers, MEXICOWANDERER's, recommendations on the proper care and feeding of batteries. The problem with converters in general is two fold, absoprtion charge is too short and there's no overcharge at the end to cram that last few percent into the batteries. Now, there are many here that have had long life from their batteries with just a good 3 stage converter. They can keep doing that. I am only interested in the proper care of MY batteries. Specific gravity doesn't lie and anyone that performs those checks can back up what I'm saying easily.