Judging/comparing Battery Performance
We've all read about person X who does nothing more than plug in their converter and claims the batteries are just as good as new 6 years later, although this is an impossibility. More accurate wou...
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I've recently been considering the AGM full when it accepts less than 0.1 amps at 14.6v.
Though when new it refused anything more at 14.6v but had a rested OCV of 12.84v. It wasn't until I did a 50% discharge then a 25 amp recharge that it seemed to "wake up" and hold nearly 13.1 rested OCV. It also seemed to crank the engine noticeable quicker after the 50% discharge and 25 amp recharge initial cycle.
I just found that Northstar has rebranded a 25 amp Ctek charger that has a temperature probe and says it can be a power supply too. I know 14.4v would be inadequate for my flooded battery, but I'd like to replace my 25 amp Schumacher and do not think I require a 45+ amp Iota PD or Powermax converter.
http://www.northstarsitetel.com/1.0.1.0/254/NSBC_25.pdfhttp://www.northstarsitetel.com/1.0.1.0/254/NSBC_25.pdf
Not sure if the above product is a tweaked version of this product:
http://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-674-Battery-Charger/dp/B0045F3SGY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398628385&sr=8-2&keywords=ctek+battery+25+amp
Though when new it refused anything more at 14.6v but had a rested OCV of 12.84v. It wasn't until I did a 50% discharge then a 25 amp recharge that it seemed to "wake up" and hold nearly 13.1 rested OCV. It also seemed to crank the engine noticeable quicker after the 50% discharge and 25 amp recharge initial cycle.
I just found that Northstar has rebranded a 25 amp Ctek charger that has a temperature probe and says it can be a power supply too. I know 14.4v would be inadequate for my flooded battery, but I'd like to replace my 25 amp Schumacher and do not think I require a 45+ amp Iota PD or Powermax converter.
http://www.northstarsitetel.com/1.0.1.0/254/NSBC_25.pdfhttp://www.northstarsitetel.com/1.0.1.0/254/NSBC_25.pdf
Not sure if the above product is a tweaked version of this product:
http://www.amazon.com/CTEK-56-674-Battery-Charger/dp/B0045F3SGY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1398628385&sr=8-2&keywords=ctek+battery+25+amp
