wopachop wrote:
Is interstate being a little rediculous then with the spec that says:
3. Equalize every 4 to 8 weeks and always after a normal charge.
We go dry camping so after every charge would be every morning the solar kicks in or at night if we crank on the genny.
Sort of. While off- grid you can't run the gen long enough to get back to full, so you do 50-90s and "recover" the batts once home and have shore power.
On solar, you can get to full sometimes or not depending, so again it means a "recovery session" once home, but with solar you do shallow cycles, so the batts don't get so bad so soon as when doing successive 50-90s.
IMO they mean to follow your Absorption Stage "normal" charge with a higher voltage "finish charge" or over-charge at the same sort of voltage you would use for equalizing. Not to do an actual equalize every time. Badly written IMO. Other brands have similar advice with various wordings. You have to interpret. :(
