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landyacht318
May 13, 2013Explorer
I am happy these batteries are still holding on. All the cells took about the same amount of water, and the one cell which read low SG, has always read low, at least since October. The highest reading cell was average on previous readings.
I am not sure about the 115% return number. The equipment is not that precise. I just have the non temp compensated acceptance voltage set at 14.5 for 2 hours and 13.7 float. I know this is not returning them to a true 100%, but I think my attempts to get that last 3% to 7%+ daily, last summer, contributed to me letting them get low on water once and prematurely reducing the capacity of 8 month old expensive flooded Crown batteries.
The long sunny days this time of year, and higher overnight temperatures certainly make the batteries appear to perform better. Nice to see the solar performing in the 11+ amp range around noon, but I deal with partial shading before 9:30 am and after 6:30 pm this time of year
The few times I have plugged in, the Schumacher pretty much agreed with the 0 amp hour from full point, at least when it went into float mode providing less than 0.8 amps to hold 13.7.
The Amp hour from full can go into the positive territory, yet it just says 0 from full. Lately on the few occasions when I plug in after dark, I reset the IPN pro remote by hitting my circuit breaker before going to bed, and unplug the Schumacher.
I am not sure about the 115% return number. The equipment is not that precise. I just have the non temp compensated acceptance voltage set at 14.5 for 2 hours and 13.7 float. I know this is not returning them to a true 100%, but I think my attempts to get that last 3% to 7%+ daily, last summer, contributed to me letting them get low on water once and prematurely reducing the capacity of 8 month old expensive flooded Crown batteries.
The long sunny days this time of year, and higher overnight temperatures certainly make the batteries appear to perform better. Nice to see the solar performing in the 11+ amp range around noon, but I deal with partial shading before 9:30 am and after 6:30 pm this time of year
The few times I have plugged in, the Schumacher pretty much agreed with the 0 amp hour from full point, at least when it went into float mode providing less than 0.8 amps to hold 13.7.
The Amp hour from full can go into the positive territory, yet it just says 0 from full. Lately on the few occasions when I plug in after dark, I reset the IPN pro remote by hitting my circuit breaker before going to bed, and unplug the Schumacher.
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