Meanwell is here!!
Ordered a Meanwell SP-200-15 from Jameco on Thursday, it arrived Saturday, looking all shiney and new. Here is the link to the listing on Jameco: http://www.jameco.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Pr...
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I got mine.
obtw BFL, those are Anderson Power Poles on each side of the meter.
I've been working over my batteries. Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL.
Bought these in December 2010 while dry camping in Key West. Never happy with them. I know now that dry camping without solar that I could never get them "fully" charged, sulfating, progressive loss of capacity, ...
Suffered through 2010, 2011, 2012. In 2013 I picked the worse two of the lot and moved them to the shop and suffered through last winter with the other two, planning to buy four new Sam's Club golf cart batteries this summer. I charged them occasionally with the VEC1093.
Decided to do a BFL treatment:
In the beginning: 24 hours after FUL:
8/22/14 1230, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1225
watered, recond, eq:
8/23/14 1265, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1270, 1225
Round 1: 10 AMP load 6 hours. Dropped to 12.3 volts at start, 11.93 at end.
Part of my unhappiness was low voltage under load. Maybe this is normal.
Sat for two days because the VEC1093 was busy the other pair.
Wouldn't charge. Recond, charge, eq, charge:
8/27/14 1275, 1275, 1275, 1275, 1275, 1250
Round 2: 10 amp load 6 3/4 hours, ending voltage 11.88
charge, recond, eq, eq
8/29/14: 1275, 1275, 1275, 1280, 1280, 1250
Round 3: 10 amp load, 6 1/4 hours, end 12.0 volts.
charge with VEC1093. "Finishing Charge" with MW S-350-12
8/31/14 1280, 1280, 1280, 1280, 1280, 1260
The MW started at 15.29 volts, 4.9 amps. After one hour it was 15.32 volts, 2.86 amps.
obtw, that last cell was over watered sometime before this exercise. There is ~3/8" of water above the bottom of the slot. All the others were watered as needed.
The other pair out in the trailer, after one cycle of load, charge, recond and eq
8/25/14 1260, 1260, 1250, 1260, 1270, 1255
so they need to meet MW.
But after that I think I'm good for anther winter at least without new batteries.
Again, thanks all for the advise, counsel, guidance and entertainment.
obtw BFL, those are Anderson Power Poles on each side of the meter.
I've been working over my batteries. Interstate GC2-XHD-UTL.
Bought these in December 2010 while dry camping in Key West. Never happy with them. I know now that dry camping without solar that I could never get them "fully" charged, sulfating, progressive loss of capacity, ...
Suffered through 2010, 2011, 2012. In 2013 I picked the worse two of the lot and moved them to the shop and suffered through last winter with the other two, planning to buy four new Sam's Club golf cart batteries this summer. I charged them occasionally with the VEC1093.
Decided to do a BFL treatment:
In the beginning: 24 hours after FUL:
8/22/14 1230, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1225
watered, recond, eq:
8/23/14 1265, 1260, 1260, 1260, 1270, 1225
Round 1: 10 AMP load 6 hours. Dropped to 12.3 volts at start, 11.93 at end.
Part of my unhappiness was low voltage under load. Maybe this is normal.
Sat for two days because the VEC1093 was busy the other pair.
Wouldn't charge. Recond, charge, eq, charge:
8/27/14 1275, 1275, 1275, 1275, 1275, 1250
Round 2: 10 amp load 6 3/4 hours, ending voltage 11.88
charge, recond, eq, eq
8/29/14: 1275, 1275, 1275, 1280, 1280, 1250
Round 3: 10 amp load, 6 1/4 hours, end 12.0 volts.
charge with VEC1093. "Finishing Charge" with MW S-350-12
8/31/14 1280, 1280, 1280, 1280, 1280, 1260
The MW started at 15.29 volts, 4.9 amps. After one hour it was 15.32 volts, 2.86 amps.
obtw, that last cell was over watered sometime before this exercise. There is ~3/8" of water above the bottom of the slot. All the others were watered as needed.
The other pair out in the trailer, after one cycle of load, charge, recond and eq
8/25/14 1260, 1260, 1250, 1260, 1270, 1255
so they need to meet MW.
But after that I think I'm good for anther winter at least without new batteries.
Again, thanks all for the advise, counsel, guidance and entertainment.
