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landyacht318
Oct 19, 2018Explorer
Winter temperatures require higher float voltages, something no converter that I know of does.
My AGm specs float voltage of 13.6.
If I fully charge it, determined by amperage at absortpion voltage, then float it at 13.5v at 60F overnight. In the morning, when I bump up voltage back to 14.4v+ the amperage it accepts indicate that it somehow discharged slightly with the lower than ideal float voltage.
I'd want the batteries disconnected, periodically charged, not floated continuously at a set 13.2v.
Self disharge of batteries slows considerably in lower battery temperatures, but older batteries that were refilled with impure water might have a high enough self discharge to not make it through winter above 80%, presuming they were put away and disconnected at 100%.
Anyway unless the float/maintenance charger has temperature compensation, i would not leave it plugged in all winter long unless winter averaged within 15F of 77F.
And the Wfco is not to be trusted in any temperatures, imo.
My AGm specs float voltage of 13.6.
If I fully charge it, determined by amperage at absortpion voltage, then float it at 13.5v at 60F overnight. In the morning, when I bump up voltage back to 14.4v+ the amperage it accepts indicate that it somehow discharged slightly with the lower than ideal float voltage.
I'd want the batteries disconnected, periodically charged, not floated continuously at a set 13.2v.
Self disharge of batteries slows considerably in lower battery temperatures, but older batteries that were refilled with impure water might have a high enough self discharge to not make it through winter above 80%, presuming they were put away and disconnected at 100%.
Anyway unless the float/maintenance charger has temperature compensation, i would not leave it plugged in all winter long unless winter averaged within 15F of 77F.
And the Wfco is not to be trusted in any temperatures, imo.
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