MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
It's tough to remain objective but try and get a feel if the batteries now seem to have more capacity when camping. You would be shocked to learn how many people are using "fully charged" batteries that have sixty to seventy percent of their original capacity.
TOP CHARGING
Get an inline AC power cord timer at the hardware store. When you return from camping, and the SMART charge system lies and shuts off, tickle the batteries with the 10-amp setting. You're at what, 3-1/2 amps now? See what the charger shows right after your converter flings a whopper reading at you. How many amps does the little charger say? This is a mini-BS detector. If the batteries need say an hour or so to bring them up, as the Beatles, sang, Let It Be. The object is to squeeze every nickel so tight the buffalo farts. It's not only cheapskate, it's incredibly GREEN. Well maintained good quality batteries last an incredibly long time -- with a minimum of bother.
This topping off, will reduce equalization by 90%. You may never need to equalize again.
LOL so what are you saying? I need layman's terms... No offense but sometimes your posts, although funny, seem written in code I do not understand... ha ha..
1. come home from camping. when converter shuts down to 13.6 and barely putting in 1 amp, SG may be low. so i'm being lied to...
2. Im at 3.5 amps yes more or less.
3. Not sure where the timer fits in...
4. When and what # will the converter throw so called whopper reading at me? Is the whopper reading the done charging scenario when actually I may need more?
Took charger off... SG still 1275... maybe slightly higher..
I hit CW button for last time now... Now I am going to let the converter do its thing over the winter.
I will not be doing anything till sunday. As im going to doctor now, and taking a drive tomorrow to see the tree in NYC... Spend the day there..
Be back sunday... Although I may have time later to read some posts...
