Had to Lower My Solar Float Voltage-Update
Updated 9 July Just a note for folks in a similar situation. My usual procedure in a normal summer here with my set-up with the Eco-Worthy controller (adjustable Absorb and adjustable Float ) is...
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full_mosey wrote:pnichols wrote:
BFL13,
You're OP brought a question to mind: Aren't there solar controllers available with temperature compensation probes that can be attached to the batteries or mounted to sense the air temp right in the vicinity of the batteries?
Seems like there should be - just like there are temperature controlled multi-stage chargers.
Both of my solar controllers; MS MPPT 15L and MS TS45 PWM have on-battery-terminal temp sensors.
I wont waste my money on any type of non temp-sensor chargers. No knob twirling for me.
HTH;
John
If you are not actually getting to "True Full" each day but instead just get "something done" by solar, and every so often have to do an Equalize to get to True Full to keep your batts from going down-hill, then temperature compensation is a total waste of time and effort. Even then, you probably don't need temp comp to get to True Full (could be argued)
IMO the only use for temp comp in real life is for when you are not camping and just want your Float voltage to be correct for the prevailing temperature.
