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BFL13
Nov 01, 2017Explorer II
Seems to be working out. I do leave the charger at 14.8 until the batts are full (as noted by amps being down to near zip), then switch to Float at 13.7 per these batts' specs.
That is better than the automatic chargers that hold Vabs until batts are maybe 97% and drop to Float to let the batts come up the rest of the way--if they ever do! I can get them to 99.9% and then drop to Float.
There is no load on these batteries at all while on Float except to run the Trimetric's 12v power. They have been at 13.7 for a couple hours now and amps are holding at 000 amps on the Trimetric with the charging light mostly on, goes off sometimes and comes back on.
You can't measure anything without changing it (as learned in science class) and here is an example where the Trimetic takes power from the battery so it can't quite get to total resting. I don't have a switch for the Tri, but could if it really mattered in the big picture.
That is better than the automatic chargers that hold Vabs until batts are maybe 97% and drop to Float to let the batts come up the rest of the way--if they ever do! I can get them to 99.9% and then drop to Float.
There is no load on these batteries at all while on Float except to run the Trimetric's 12v power. They have been at 13.7 for a couple hours now and amps are holding at 000 amps on the Trimetric with the charging light mostly on, goes off sometimes and comes back on.
You can't measure anything without changing it (as learned in science class) and here is an example where the Trimetic takes power from the battery so it can't quite get to total resting. I don't have a switch for the Tri, but could if it really mattered in the big picture.
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