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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That Cetek is fair amount of money for a 12V charger but might be an easy solution for some folks.
My solar system has temp comp and floats the batteries at whatever voltage I choose. It also has equalization cycle but I don't use it. To get that same type of charging with a stand-alone charger, I would use one of those Harbor Freight chargers (ones with the large transformer) and a variac to control voltage. Mex outlined the procedure in one of his posts and I can't find it.
My solar system has temp comp and floats the batteries at whatever voltage I choose. It also has equalization cycle but I don't use it. To get that same type of charging with a stand-alone charger, I would use one of those Harbor Freight chargers (ones with the large transformer) and a variac to control voltage. Mex outlined the procedure in one of his posts and I can't find it.
