Flooded Batteries on Float
It's been mentioned that flooded batteries just keep accepting amps seemingly forever whereas AGM's will stop accepting amps when they're full. Don't know if it's true or not but I can say that my bat...
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Well ... it might be a few milliamps, since my built in three-place ammeter can only resolve around +/- 100 milliamps. However, as I've noted, jacking the charge voltage up via the alternator still finds the ammeter saying "zero".
The DCS-100HIT model from this spec sheet is the latest version of what I think Interstate relabeled and sold me two of way back in 2006. Note the recommended float voltages that are perfect for a stock converter. Also note the "Equalization and Cycle Service Charging and Current Limits" are just that - limits - not requirements. My batteries almost never see more than 14.4 volts - so I guess their cells may not be very equal after nearly 8 years. I do still see it sitting around 12.84 volts after arriving at full charge:
http://www.cdtechno.com/pdf/lit/12_1061_10.pdf
The DCS-100HIT model from this spec sheet is the latest version of what I think Interstate relabeled and sold me two of way back in 2006. Note the recommended float voltages that are perfect for a stock converter. Also note the "Equalization and Cycle Service Charging and Current Limits" are just that - limits - not requirements. My batteries almost never see more than 14.4 volts - so I guess their cells may not be very equal after nearly 8 years. I do still see it sitting around 12.84 volts after arriving at full charge:
http://www.cdtechno.com/pdf/lit/12_1061_10.pdf
