Redarc DC-DC Battery Charger
I’m in the process of installing a Redarc BCDC1225D battery charger in my truck camper. I got it installed enough yesterday to give it an initial test, and was pleased to see that with the truck idlin...
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I suspect if Watt hour ratings were listed for capacity instead of AH, then AGMs would achieve the higher number.
LY
You bet!
When Delco launched their dysfunctional flooded calcium/calcium battery in the 1970's they had a program of public awareness of the battery's energy measurement in watts. All of it came crashing down when the public resistance arose when replacing the battery. Why? The price was 20% higher than the Globe Union made Die Hard Sears & Roebuck battery. Not only was Globe Union's battery cheaper and better it boiled when mated with the GM alternator manufactured for the Delco calcium/calcium battery. The setpoint on the 1116405 regulator was a remarkably high 15.0 volts. The disaster continued. Boiling replacement lead antimony batteries made short work of the parallel program introduction of copper plated aluminum battery cables.
Because of Price Club's satisfaction guarantee I decided to use Delco VOYAGER sealed Delco RV batteries. I would purchase three batteries, take them to Mexico, and about 15 to 30 cycles later they lost half their capacity. Took them back dead as cork and got a "Red Eye Delco Voyager" cash refund. The next autumn I would repeat. John Booth who went on to Costco senior management, told me the Delco battery was the worst mistake automotive wise that Costco ever made.Of course it didn't rival the JC Penney Armageddon of the Forever Battery but Booth made a nasty face at the memory. Saul Price at the time was said to have yelled Never Again! Not one more Delco product!
The voltage "Span" is thinner between batteries that do not use calcium in the positive plates. The higher the antimony the lower the voltage requirement sinks. If the battery is a 1.50% hybrid, with calcium negative plates and low antimony in the positive plates the span becomes higher. Because hybrid batteries are not cycled their use and care is of minimal interest to consumers.
The more watts a battery stores, the more energy it contains. The only battery that can withstand cycling and offer more watts is an AGM when engine cold cranking power enters the game.
If an individual is young enough
If a battery bank is large enough
And important enough to warrant an expensive voltage compensation program, then even a thousand dollar compensator can pay for itself several times over.
LY
You bet!
When Delco launched their dysfunctional flooded calcium/calcium battery in the 1970's they had a program of public awareness of the battery's energy measurement in watts. All of it came crashing down when the public resistance arose when replacing the battery. Why? The price was 20% higher than the Globe Union made Die Hard Sears & Roebuck battery. Not only was Globe Union's battery cheaper and better it boiled when mated with the GM alternator manufactured for the Delco calcium/calcium battery. The setpoint on the 1116405 regulator was a remarkably high 15.0 volts. The disaster continued. Boiling replacement lead antimony batteries made short work of the parallel program introduction of copper plated aluminum battery cables.
Because of Price Club's satisfaction guarantee I decided to use Delco VOYAGER sealed Delco RV batteries. I would purchase three batteries, take them to Mexico, and about 15 to 30 cycles later they lost half their capacity. Took them back dead as cork and got a "Red Eye Delco Voyager" cash refund. The next autumn I would repeat. John Booth who went on to Costco senior management, told me the Delco battery was the worst mistake automotive wise that Costco ever made.Of course it didn't rival the JC Penney Armageddon of the Forever Battery but Booth made a nasty face at the memory. Saul Price at the time was said to have yelled Never Again! Not one more Delco product!
The voltage "Span" is thinner between batteries that do not use calcium in the positive plates. The higher the antimony the lower the voltage requirement sinks. If the battery is a 1.50% hybrid, with calcium negative plates and low antimony in the positive plates the span becomes higher. Because hybrid batteries are not cycled their use and care is of minimal interest to consumers.
The more watts a battery stores, the more energy it contains. The only battery that can withstand cycling and offer more watts is an AGM when engine cold cranking power enters the game.
If an individual is young enough
If a battery bank is large enough
And important enough to warrant an expensive voltage compensation program, then even a thousand dollar compensator can pay for itself several times over.
