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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Odyssey's spec sheet says they require 40 amps per 100AH of battery when deeply cycled. I spoke with An Odyssey tech for a whole about a group 31 on 200 watts of solar, and he recommended against it as it is too little of a bulk current for a deeply cycled battery.
I treat my Northstar AGM as if it were an odyssey. When it gets 41 amps from the meanwell after a 50%, it has much more gusto when cranking my engine compared to a solar recharge from 75 to 100% cycle.
I'll not cycle my Northstar unless I have alternator or Meanwell to feed it a high rate the next day.
I really hope to hear back from Powermax soon. It has been back there for several days. Errin said if they could not get 100 amps from it they'd reimburse shipping and send out a tested 100 amp adjustable model.
I want to do another 10 amp for 10 hour load test on those NS 31's and then give them 100 amps constant current to 14.7v and hold 14.7 until they require less than 1 amp again.
My NS holds 13.06V weeks after charging source is removed. I want those new 31's to do the same.
The project vehicle for the 31's has changed, and project is in limbo until new project vehicle arrives.
I treat my Northstar AGM as if it were an odyssey. When it gets 41 amps from the meanwell after a 50%, it has much more gusto when cranking my engine compared to a solar recharge from 75 to 100% cycle.
I'll not cycle my Northstar unless I have alternator or Meanwell to feed it a high rate the next day.
I really hope to hear back from Powermax soon. It has been back there for several days. Errin said if they could not get 100 amps from it they'd reimburse shipping and send out a tested 100 amp adjustable model.
I want to do another 10 amp for 10 hour load test on those NS 31's and then give them 100 amps constant current to 14.7v and hold 14.7 until they require less than 1 amp again.
My NS holds 13.06V weeks after charging source is removed. I want those new 31's to do the same.
The project vehicle for the 31's has changed, and project is in limbo until new project vehicle arrives.
