Iota IQ-40 ?
Anybody with an Iota tried one of these? The ordinary IQ4 has the problem that as soon as the battery voltage hits 14.6, 15 minutes later the charger drops to 14.2v to do the next stage for up to 8 hours.
The charging profile desired is to stay at the higher voltage for the Absorption stage until the battery bank is full before dropping to a lower Float voltage such as 13.6
It looks like if you have the IQ4 and are suffering from that drop to 14.2, then this new gizmo might be the answer. Be good to get some real world reports on how it actually performs. Does it stay at the higher voltage for a fixed time, or drop to Float when the batts are full?
They say it is just for larger AH banks, but that is just them I guess. You would want this profile for any size bank as long as it drops to Float when they reach full.
https://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/products/iota-iq-40-hour-extended-bulk-charging-for-larger-systems
Seems they have a bunch of these things. What would the Turbo do instead of the IQ-40? What are the voltages and durations?
https://www.iotaengineering.com/Power/IOTA_IQ_profiles.pdf
The charging profile desired is to stay at the higher voltage for the Absorption stage until the battery bank is full before dropping to a lower Float voltage such as 13.6
It looks like if you have the IQ4 and are suffering from that drop to 14.2, then this new gizmo might be the answer. Be good to get some real world reports on how it actually performs. Does it stay at the higher voltage for a fixed time, or drop to Float when the batts are full?
They say it is just for larger AH banks, but that is just them I guess. You would want this profile for any size bank as long as it drops to Float when they reach full.
https://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/products/iota-iq-40-hour-extended-bulk-charging-for-larger-systems
Seems they have a bunch of these things. What would the Turbo do instead of the IQ-40? What are the voltages and durations?
https://www.iotaengineering.com/Power/IOTA_IQ_profiles.pdf
