Wire gauge recommendation
To get the most efficent charging to my batteries, with cost kept in mind, what wire gauge should I use between the batteries and charger? I have a pair of 6v gc batteries. They're about 12-15 fee...
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Sorry Almot.
GC220's will eat 80 amperes and not even burp. Or maybe the several thousand GC220's I configured charging sources for were "lucky"
The distributor I worked for was Trojan's largest. I came up with a series charger utilizing 60 amperes which vf'd to 7.5 volts and change.
Or maybe it would be wise to not use that 160-amp underhood alternator to recharge house batteries altogether.
I would not hesitate a microsecond to use a 150 ampere rated charger on a pair of GC batteries. For every battery that dies a few weeks early due to fast charge positive plate erosion, 10,000 batteries die of hardened sulfation.
Power pole princess rigs can get away with a 20-amp charger feeding two dozen GC220 batteries. It's when boondocking charging comes into play that rational charging levels should help to defer premature generator wear-out and fuel trips bankruptcy.
Shore is nice spending three hundred needless dollars in toad fuel to extend battery life six-months.
If an individual disagrees with this, when max charging, run an infrared pyrometer across the batteries. Then open the caps (goggles) and check the electrolyte for gassing.
I have stated on this forum for years, at 25C, charge 5% antimony batteries at 14.8 volts limit. When bubbles increase more than 2 per second reduce charging and let the double-digit IQ "Smart" Charger take over.
Many a pair of T-105's have taken 88 amperes. My job was to minimize warranties for the distributor. My philosophy worked. Nothing as pleasant as a repeat customer with a smile on his (her) face.
GC220's will eat 80 amperes and not even burp. Or maybe the several thousand GC220's I configured charging sources for were "lucky"
The distributor I worked for was Trojan's largest. I came up with a series charger utilizing 60 amperes which vf'd to 7.5 volts and change.
Or maybe it would be wise to not use that 160-amp underhood alternator to recharge house batteries altogether.
I would not hesitate a microsecond to use a 150 ampere rated charger on a pair of GC batteries. For every battery that dies a few weeks early due to fast charge positive plate erosion, 10,000 batteries die of hardened sulfation.
Power pole princess rigs can get away with a 20-amp charger feeding two dozen GC220 batteries. It's when boondocking charging comes into play that rational charging levels should help to defer premature generator wear-out and fuel trips bankruptcy.
Shore is nice spending three hundred needless dollars in toad fuel to extend battery life six-months.
If an individual disagrees with this, when max charging, run an infrared pyrometer across the batteries. Then open the caps (goggles) and check the electrolyte for gassing.
I have stated on this forum for years, at 25C, charge 5% antimony batteries at 14.8 volts limit. When bubbles increase more than 2 per second reduce charging and let the double-digit IQ "Smart" Charger take over.
Many a pair of T-105's have taken 88 amperes. My job was to minimize warranties for the distributor. My philosophy worked. Nothing as pleasant as a repeat customer with a smile on his (her) face.
