Rogue MPPT, 490W and charging mysteries
Now that we were finally all in one place - me, Rogue 3048 and my rig - it was time to have some fun. 1)Battery: old starter, tested beyond dead, plates above the water. No wonder, 8 months in Mex...
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smkettner wrote:
Hook them all up and check back in a week.
Hook up into normal operation and check back after a week of cycling?
I forgot to mention: those a new AGM. Like in "never used". Stored 8 months, yes, but never cycled. So I wanted to try somebody's idea of measuring AGM capacity when new - by stable 8A discharge, and use this as a reference for future. 1 week of light use shouldn't skew these measurements though.
Sulfatation through self-discharge to 75% - can this really happen?
Conditioning of AGM... Lifeline Concorde - and Mex - are the only people talking about it. There are no instructions, guidelines or setpoints in brands other than Lifeline.
