New Boondocker converter test
So I connect it to a pair of 6 volts and measure immediately a whole bunch of amps heading toward my batteries. 64 or so. Is a 60 amp unit. I panicked cause I didn't want to overcharge but my god did...
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Mex wrote:
A pair of GC's (12 cell series) will swallow 90 amperes. So will paralleled 27's or 31's.
Wow .... that must either take a lot of volts or a lot of low SOC. At 90 amps there must be some bubbling going on -> better wear ear plugs for awhile.
My two paralleled 12 volter AGMs will only suck around 50-60 amps for a very short time from the alternator's 14.XX volts when I have emptied them about half-way. Higher DC volts might/would help for awhile, but if I was to leave the batts mounted in the RV while those higher volts was going on ... the refrigerator, the furnace control, the propane detector, the bathroom fan, the galley fan, the Fantastic fan, the converter, the hot water heater, the CO detector, the computer, the LED lights, and the CPAP gizmo might not last long enough to appreciate the high potential difference. It would be too much messing around to remove the batts every time I wanted to charge them in no time flat out in the middle of nowhere.
