Reviewing Solar and batteries for retirement
Hello, I have a fiver that hasn't had it proper share of use and we are now getting ready to fix that issue. We tend to dry camp but will utilize campgrounds if available. We had solar (120 X 2) and i...
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You need to find the charging voltages your battery's manufacturer recommends; both bulk and float voltages. They may also have recommendations for maximum charge rate, temperature compensation, length of absorption phase, etc. Then you need to properly program your charge controller to the specs. Just guessing can get you close but may leave you with chronically over or under charged batteries.
Using lots of water normally indicates overcharging or old, worn out batteries.
If your charge controller doesn't allow you to program it specifically for your batteries you may need to invest in a better one that will.
Using lots of water normally indicates overcharging or old, worn out batteries.
If your charge controller doesn't allow you to program it specifically for your batteries you may need to invest in a better one that will.
