What is the Ideal Battery Charging System?
I am a retired graduate mechanical engineer so I am not totally stupid about batteries but I have been reading many posts on this forum and I am completely overwhelmed and baffled. Specifically, I ha...
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By good, I mean it reads to two decimal places not just one. 14.35 vs 14.4 eg.
I use a digital multimeter ( the kind with the 10a not the milliamp) when on sale for under $20. I use a glass hydrometer with bobber for about $6.
IMO the plastic type of hydrometer with the sideways arrow is too hard to use (I can never get the right amount of water sucked up so it works right)
BTW, if you have 12v batts I suppose the PD will do ok, maybe, but to take care of 6s properly you need a way to get them over 15v at times, which the PD can't do. (14.4 max) For that, your best bet is:
http://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/f023.html
Why the 15+v at times?
http://www.wholesalesolar.com/pdf.folder/battery-folder/charging_instruction_2011_2.pdf
I use a digital multimeter ( the kind with the 10a not the milliamp) when on sale for under $20. I use a glass hydrometer with bobber for about $6.
IMO the plastic type of hydrometer with the sideways arrow is too hard to use (I can never get the right amount of water sucked up so it works right)
BTW, if you have 12v batts I suppose the PD will do ok, maybe, but to take care of 6s properly you need a way to get them over 15v at times, which the PD can't do. (14.4 max) For that, your best bet is:
http://www.boatandrvaccessories.com/f023.html
Why the 15+v at times?
http://www.wholesalesolar.com/pdf.folder/battery-folder/charging_instruction_2011_2.pdf
