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...
Forum Discussion
Almot;
1. What is the age, based on the mfgr date, of the batteries that were stored for 8 mos?
1a. Were the batteries at full charge before the 8mos storage?
1b. What was the temp during storage?
1c. What were the Volts after 8mos?
1d. How did you arrive at 75% SOC?
2. Would you describe their current usage to date as standby or cyclical?
2a. Standby: what is the charge rate at 13.62V? (2.27V/cell)
2b. Cyclical: what is the charge rate at 14.4V? (2.4V/cell)
3. Would you describe your current charging as conditioning or regular charging?
FWIW, I have never conditioned/recovered my three AGMs.
HTH;
John
1. What is the age, based on the mfgr date, of the batteries that were stored for 8 mos?
1a. Were the batteries at full charge before the 8mos storage?
1b. What was the temp during storage?
1c. What were the Volts after 8mos?
1d. How did you arrive at 75% SOC?
2. Would you describe their current usage to date as standby or cyclical?
2a. Standby: what is the charge rate at 13.62V? (2.27V/cell)
2b. Cyclical: what is the charge rate at 14.4V? (2.4V/cell)
3. Would you describe your current charging as conditioning or regular charging?
FWIW, I have never conditioned/recovered my three AGMs.
HTH;
John
