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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"One thing to note is that it is now requiring higher amperages to hold both 14.9Absv 15.3v than it did a few months ago, and the solar is struggling more to hold 14.9 ABSV, and 15.3v is lasting a lot less per day. The sun is less strong of course, but more amps are being required to achieve the same battery voltage as before.
So the battery is aging. How much capacity has been lost is unknown, but I am going to keep working the SOB, and when it goes, it goes, and I'll let you all know when it does"
It is also getting colder at night and there is less time during the day it reaches and stays at the temps it did a couple months ago. There is a lot going on right now, so don't assume the battery's age is a factor IMO.
EG, we are near the Equinox when panel tilt = Latitude and the sun is lower all day than it was recently. Makes a big diff to your solar daily AH haul.
Then thrown in that the batts are colder than they were. They need higher voltage to get to the same place now than they did in July.
So the battery is aging. How much capacity has been lost is unknown, but I am going to keep working the SOB, and when it goes, it goes, and I'll let you all know when it does"
It is also getting colder at night and there is less time during the day it reaches and stays at the temps it did a couple months ago. There is a lot going on right now, so don't assume the battery's age is a factor IMO.
EG, we are near the Equinox when panel tilt = Latitude and the sun is lower all day than it was recently. Makes a big diff to your solar daily AH haul.
Then thrown in that the batts are colder than they were. They need higher voltage to get to the same place now than they did in July.
