Is flooded equalization charge always timed?
I have (2) of the 6v interstate costco batteries. Would like to do an equalization charge on them. Using the Trojan users guide for directions. Trojan is saying to equalize for 2-4 hours. But it a...
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Im down for pretty much anything. Original plan was to set the charger to 11a and do the 5% charge. With the voltage limit at 16.2v but i was going to watch it and not let it go above 16.0v.
Clicked start and it was up at 16.1x after a minute so i modified the amperage down lower.
I like following recipes. Get a nice baseline before playing with the rules through experience and knowledge like landyacht.
That voltage drop is still messing with my brain. If the recipe calls for 16.0v, shouldnt i ignore what the charger screen says and go with the battery voltage at the terminals? (i guess im gonna keep asking until someone says yes!?!?)
I do see how the voltage drop becomes less as the charging amps decrease. But it appears the charging amps stayed up around 6a and that turned into about 1.5-1.8v difference between the batteries and my charger screen.
It took just under 4 hours. They stopped around 1.290. Took in a total of 24000mah.
They definitely bubbled more than the 1 bubble per second. So maybe i was too high throughout the entire eq charge.
Clicked start and it was up at 16.1x after a minute so i modified the amperage down lower.
I like following recipes. Get a nice baseline before playing with the rules through experience and knowledge like landyacht.
That voltage drop is still messing with my brain. If the recipe calls for 16.0v, shouldnt i ignore what the charger screen says and go with the battery voltage at the terminals? (i guess im gonna keep asking until someone says yes!?!?)
I do see how the voltage drop becomes less as the charging amps decrease. But it appears the charging amps stayed up around 6a and that turned into about 1.5-1.8v difference between the batteries and my charger screen.
It took just under 4 hours. They stopped around 1.290. Took in a total of 24000mah.
They definitely bubbled more than the 1 bubble per second. So maybe i was too high throughout the entire eq charge.
