jrnymn7 wrote:
so you just let the batteries decide on the starting amperage?
Yes BUT I have a 740Ah battery bank so I have the "luxury" of not having to worry about charger capacity ie overcharging so much. 5% on my bank is 37 amps and my MeanWell maxes out at 30. Also, amps taper fairly quickly at those high SOC's (small banks too) even with the high voltage so you're not going to be at high amps for very long anyways. Personally, I use just enough voltage to get it back to baseline. Some batts need 16V to get it done, mine typically need less than 15.5V. Find a middle ground between time it takes to get them up to full and voltage it takes to get there. With the thick plates of my batteries, I don't have to worry so much about plate shedding but I consider it anyways. With the much thinner plates on GC's and 12V's, plate shedding is a higher priority. Use just enough voltage to get it done.
jrnymn7 wrote:
my batts are four 6v rated at 215ah/20h. 5% would be ~ 11amps. MENA said his amps quickly drop to 9a, so the batts are having the final say, correct?
but MEX says better safe than sorry, so i'm still not sure which way to go. but i don't want the cost of the power source to have the final say in my decision. either. aw, so many decisions :(
Looks like this was explained by others. Thanks all.
