Resistance is Futile.
Can someone that's in the Battery business quantify for me with numbers the type and measurement of Wet Cell lead acid battery recharging resistance, for the various types... sealed, AGM, etc. I am...
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MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
Yeah but Sal, tearing his hair out on some deserted beach wants to know what this all means in "resistance" :)
Sal is not the OP, I am. Salvo can start his own thread, if he so chooses.
Being new to all of this dry camping, especially in winter, and 38F mornings in Quartzsite in January, and that is during a hot spell, I definitely noticed the loss of voltage due to temperature of the battery over night. I'd not run much the night before, and was quite surprised that the voltage was 12.14 in the morning at day break. Getting the voltage to 12.55 with temps in the mid 50's, I was aware of how battery chemistry is affected by temperature. It was confirmed when I went over to JrFishings rig with solar panels, and his internal gauges in the cooler portion of the evening again showed the lowered voltage.
All of which confirms that I still have to just get more experience under my belt topping batteries off and retain my observations to memory. Most importantly... always top off fully the charge state in your batteries when you get back home, over a 7 day period with a good charger. Storage of batteries in a top state of charge is Good Housekeeping 101 for longevity of batteries on your RV.
