My Screwy 31
First off let me say I am not stressing over this. It's just a battery, it is only money, it is meeting my overnight needs, but it is displaying strange behavior, and I am curious as to why. So th...
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Monday dipping, when 1.5 amps were required to hold 15.3v. Ambient temp: 82.5F
1.275 on 2 cells, 1.280 on the 4 others, temp compensated.
Gave each cell a bulb full of distilled h20 using Hydrometer to transfer, the 2 furthest apart cells, took 2 bulb fulls each to top up.
'Bulb full' equals the same volume required to read the float properly, so not much.
Switched all loads to AGM, Cranked Solar ABSV and F up to 16v for the 31. 6.2 amps needed.
10 minutes later 3.8 amps needed
5 minutes later, 4.3 amps needed. ??.... End EQ. Took no SG reading.
Gonna rest the 31 and cycle the AGM tonight. Reset ABSV to 14.4 and F to 13.6v for the AGM for rest of day.
Charge controller now transferring 0.2amps to hold AGM at 13.6F. 198 watts of Solar capable of 10.2amps at 3 Pm @ 32'N. Am using all solar excess to use and charge this laptop, other 18650 and 14500 Li-Ion cells and Nimh AAA's, run 5 muffin fans, stereo, and cranked compressor fridge up a few notches till the sun lowers though, it is already 33f inside of it.
1.275 on 2 cells, 1.280 on the 4 others, temp compensated.
Gave each cell a bulb full of distilled h20 using Hydrometer to transfer, the 2 furthest apart cells, took 2 bulb fulls each to top up.
'Bulb full' equals the same volume required to read the float properly, so not much.
Switched all loads to AGM, Cranked Solar ABSV and F up to 16v for the 31. 6.2 amps needed.
10 minutes later 3.8 amps needed
5 minutes later, 4.3 amps needed. ??.... End EQ. Took no SG reading.
Gonna rest the 31 and cycle the AGM tonight. Reset ABSV to 14.4 and F to 13.6v for the AGM for rest of day.
Charge controller now transferring 0.2amps to hold AGM at 13.6F. 198 watts of Solar capable of 10.2amps at 3 Pm @ 32'N. Am using all solar excess to use and charge this laptop, other 18650 and 14500 Li-Ion cells and Nimh AAA's, run 5 muffin fans, stereo, and cranked compressor fridge up a few notches till the sun lowers though, it is already 33f inside of it.
