More battery/converter/inverter questions
As many of you know I have been asking many questions and greatly appreciate all of your inputs. It seems the more I read the more questions I have. I have ordered a Mega Watt PS to Top Charge and EQ ...
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The issue IMHO is whether the two mechanisms will grab swords and shields when they see each other. Actually, the two chargers should not be online at the same time. I've never encountered a dissimilar charger setup that did not have the beta charger backing down at the feet of the alpha charger. This is of course when absorbsion voltage set point has been reached.
When "enough" is "enough". The Mega seems to like operating in the 35+ amp range. So this allows 17 amps and change per 6 cells. Trial and error time. When the converter backs down to say 35 amps, it's going to keep slumping as voltage slowly rises. Time to put the MegaWatt online.
Utilizing an amp hour meter, simplifies the process. By checking ampere hours replaced and amperage at whatever specified voltage is incorporated a lot of guesswork is dramatically reduced.
I write pages and pages of suggestions. My actual operation goes like this...
I grab a cup of coffee and wander over to the meter. Hmmm. X number of (ampere or kWh) hours consumed. By rote I know what I need to do. Start generator at say 0830. I know things are going to take 2 hours and change, so I set an alarm, then I go visit my garden. RINNNNG! The timer goes off. Switch the generator off. note the amp hours. I do it this way, by factoring gen run time against displayed -negative amp hours for a reason. If I run the gen X number of hours and it does not return sufficient amp hours, Houston we have a problem.
Battery BS takes up an infinitesimal percentage of my time during a normal day. Yes there are days that require basic cross checking and other days that require a dip and noting in a log. However, someone who believes I dote over my batteries would be sadly disappointed. My garden and family comes first. Especially Pilar, Dalia, Hermalinda and the brand new air raid siren, date coded G4.
When "enough" is "enough". The Mega seems to like operating in the 35+ amp range. So this allows 17 amps and change per 6 cells. Trial and error time. When the converter backs down to say 35 amps, it's going to keep slumping as voltage slowly rises. Time to put the MegaWatt online.
Utilizing an amp hour meter, simplifies the process. By checking ampere hours replaced and amperage at whatever specified voltage is incorporated a lot of guesswork is dramatically reduced.
I write pages and pages of suggestions. My actual operation goes like this...
I grab a cup of coffee and wander over to the meter. Hmmm. X number of (ampere or kWh) hours consumed. By rote I know what I need to do. Start generator at say 0830. I know things are going to take 2 hours and change, so I set an alarm, then I go visit my garden. RINNNNG! The timer goes off. Switch the generator off. note the amp hours. I do it this way, by factoring gen run time against displayed -negative amp hours for a reason. If I run the gen X number of hours and it does not return sufficient amp hours, Houston we have a problem.
Battery BS takes up an infinitesimal percentage of my time during a normal day. Yes there are days that require basic cross checking and other days that require a dip and noting in a log. However, someone who believes I dote over my batteries would be sadly disappointed. My garden and family comes first. Especially Pilar, Dalia, Hermalinda and the brand new air raid siren, date coded G4.
