BFL13 wrote:
I normally have to do two Es to get them full after a few 50-90s in a row, but I don't think doing more Es will be worth it if that means more off the plates.
I did not have to do so many Es to get baseline SG when I got them new two years ago. I did a normal charge with the B&D then an E, then another E. They are great 6s in service.
Just got back from another four- nighter, leaving with them full on Wednesday. Friday morning was down about 235AH (49%) and 12.1v light load. Got them up to about -116AH ( 75%ish), and next day Saturday was down about 255AH (45%), recharged for two hours and this morning Sunday was down about 265AH (42%) and came home. Plugged in and doing recharge to full. I expect to do a couple Es and will likely have to add some water. Then go on Float. Batts in heated space so nothing off capacity 460 in that.
The way I use them, all my 6s over the years have needed water after operating like that. I don't know how guys can say they hardly ever add water. I suspect they just don't operate like that! Microwave, kettle, and toaster lots plus evening TV/DVD and much furnace (ambient 0-8C)
Of course on solar in summer you get to full on nice days so it is a completely different story. You can go for weeks and weeks without using the gen and stay above 75% doing short cycles.
Don't need no steenkin LFPs. ( One of the DVDs was "The Treasure of the Sierra Madre" where the bandit says that famous line :) )
Well... it's worth it, IMO, if that's what it takes to get you back to baseline. Also... I'm guessing the B&D is a pretty tame equalizer. I'm quite comfortable with using it multiple times in a row. Leaving sulfate on the plates isn't exactly the best way to preserve them.
I just found
the MEX post in question. Not quite 2 years old. It's not unreasonable to assume that things have gotten even worse since then... and since when you bought yours.
I'm intrigued by your suggestion to buy 2 more GC15s and swap the G27s for the home backup job. One undeniable fact... unlike an LFP with a BMS... there are ZERO electronics to fail in a golf cart battery. And word is... even the best of the LFP manufacturers are "fussy" about their warranties.
And yeah... we like to enjoy ourselves too. We go to great lengths to catch every San Francisco Giants game on the road when possible. Plus movies and such like you said. And my queen and 2 princesses are never warm enough.
After giving you so mucho mierda for your penchant for microwave popcorn over the years, karma has realigned the universe. My 14 year-old girl loves the stuff. And yet I'm a whiz with the Whirley Pop! Go figure.
We've tried about a dozen and she's settled on Pop Secret Movie Theater Butter. She said the Orville version tasted just a hair weird. She actually prefers it to my killer home stuff made with buttery coconut oil and Premier Flavacol. I guess she likes oily coating on the roof of her mouth. Kids.
So we'll do some MW corn on shore power. But you'll be hard pressed to catch me burning up the batteries on popcorn and tea kettles when I have a 39 gal tank full of liquid propane aboard!
Quick Tip: There is something in the seasoning of some of those pre-packaged kits with the coconut oil, corn and seasoning that can't be beat. I haven't been able to isolate and purchase the seasoning on its own. The Great Northern and Wabash kits seem to be the same. You just have to let yellow corn off-gas some moisture for several minutes before you cover it or it'll be chewy.
But I digress...
A good watering system keeps the maintenance job an almost non-issue and the total up-front cost still way below LFPs.
And man... that movie has been on my list for close to 40 years! Ever since I discovered it was the inspiration for the
Blazing Saddles version.
So why were you so shy about running the generator on Thursday? Or did you?
