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MEXICOWANDERER
Aug 27, 2020Explorer
This is the type of game that has to be played if you use derivatives to guess at the state of charge via voltage.
No thanks. Amp hour meters used to be expensive and more of a valid excuse. Not any more. Next, I expect to read about a miracle tire bat that resounds in the key of "G" when it encounters 80 lbs.
- Before a "reading" is taken no and I mean NO ZERO NONE battery draws can be present. Not even a CO detector
- A test load like a lamp should be enabled and a stable voltage must agree with what you have experienced doing this in the past
- Peukert enters the picture, with riding boots on
- The higher the draw, the greater the apparent error
- Where and when are your shutdown points?
- Unless your habits resemble those of a Trappist Monk, using dependable extremely light loads, control by voltage is fraught with expensive error
- At the expensive expense of your battery's health the only way to gain insight is through Trends & Tendencies
- Like learning how to prepare French cuisine
- Instead of screams of "This tastes like ****" you pay a 300% penalty in battery life
- If there are no red and blue lights flashing in your mirrors, you must not be speeding, right?
No thanks. Amp hour meters used to be expensive and more of a valid excuse. Not any more. Next, I expect to read about a miracle tire bat that resounds in the key of "G" when it encounters 80 lbs.
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