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BFL13
May 23, 2014Explorer II
Don't need any lessons in how to reduce gen time by using an higher charging rate--see my ugly graph how that works in real life. Meanwhile---
I still don't understand how you can equalize at a constant amps at a constant voltage like I think was claimed.
When the batts are full and you then do your overcharge, with my charger at constant 15.7v, the amps still taper. How the heck can you keep the amps at say 5 amps at 15.5 volts????
When Mex says "max acceptance rate" at whatever voltage they are held at, to me that means the max acceptance rate tapers as battery SOC rises. SOC rises even higher than 'so-called' "full" because you are doing an overcharge. Maybe all the extra goes off as heat so the amps stay the same? I have no idea. My charger when doing an "equalize" at constant 15.7 volts gets it done but amps taper down to nothing during that time.
Does this gizmo Mex is building not have the amps tapering? How can that happen?
I still don't understand how you can equalize at a constant amps at a constant voltage like I think was claimed.
When the batts are full and you then do your overcharge, with my charger at constant 15.7v, the amps still taper. How the heck can you keep the amps at say 5 amps at 15.5 volts????
When Mex says "max acceptance rate" at whatever voltage they are held at, to me that means the max acceptance rate tapers as battery SOC rises. SOC rises even higher than 'so-called' "full" because you are doing an overcharge. Maybe all the extra goes off as heat so the amps stay the same? I have no idea. My charger when doing an "equalize" at constant 15.7 volts gets it done but amps taper down to nothing during that time.
Does this gizmo Mex is building not have the amps tapering? How can that happen?
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