US Battery "finishing" charge recommendation
Please check out these USBattery manufacturer recommendations for 2 and 3 stage chargers. http://www.wholesalesolar.com/pdf.folder/battery-folder/charging_instruction_2011_2.pdf Quite a bit diff...
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I discovered the 15v inverter limit while doing solar direct and the voltage got over 15. Then I tried to use the MW to make supper and it wouldn't start.
Next thing is to find something to run that has enough draw to get the batts down to 14.9 so the inverter would start. I used the furnace by sliding the temp all the way to the top on the thermostat (it was 80F in the trailer)
When on solar in summer doing say 80-95s with solar controller at 14.6 that is still not getting them to 100 so every month at least I need to either do a solar direct trick to get them into the 15s or else find shore power and use my VEC1093DBD Equalize 15.8v on them.
Once that is done, they are good to back on regular 80-95s to 14.6 or whatever the solar can do any particular day.
(I could use my adjustable voltage PowerMax instead of the 1093, but the 1093 Equalize is automatic so I don't have to be there to shut it off at the right time.)
Next thing is to find something to run that has enough draw to get the batts down to 14.9 so the inverter would start. I used the furnace by sliding the temp all the way to the top on the thermostat (it was 80F in the trailer)
When on solar in summer doing say 80-95s with solar controller at 14.6 that is still not getting them to 100 so every month at least I need to either do a solar direct trick to get them into the 15s or else find shore power and use my VEC1093DBD Equalize 15.8v on them.
Once that is done, they are good to back on regular 80-95s to 14.6 or whatever the solar can do any particular day.
(I could use my adjustable voltage PowerMax instead of the 1093, but the 1093 Equalize is automatic so I don't have to be there to shut it off at the right time.)
