Xantrex Truecharge2 Reliability?
Hello all, New member here with a 2015 Rockwood 2306 that we picked up June of 2018. We're upgrading from the terrible group 24 battery to a set of two Trojan T-105 batteries. I'm looking for a sui...
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You will have to equalize those batts when you get the PowerMax, to make up for their past neglect.
You do want a glass tube with the bobber in it, but it does not have to be "good one". I use a $10 one, eg. Just avoid those sideways arrow plastic things that are hard to operate to get the right amount of fluid in them and hold them just so and even then they are kind of wonky.
The trick is to use the same hydrometer each time to the same readings. You go with consistency, not accuracy as such. When the SG gets as high as it will go, that's your number (whatever it is) using that hydrometer. That is good enough to tell you what you need to know.
Wait till you do the equalize to get the SG as high as it will go to be your baseline SG. meanwhile just get them as charged up as possible.
With the Wet 6s at least you don't have to achieve a minimum amps charging rate like with AGMs that are down enough to take a Bulk Stage. You can use your 5 amp rate if you want on the 6s and use the time it takes.
Don't use voltage to tell you the batts are full--voltage readings can be very misleading. The SG never lies! Use SG to tell the truth.
You do want a glass tube with the bobber in it, but it does not have to be "good one". I use a $10 one, eg. Just avoid those sideways arrow plastic things that are hard to operate to get the right amount of fluid in them and hold them just so and even then they are kind of wonky.
The trick is to use the same hydrometer each time to the same readings. You go with consistency, not accuracy as such. When the SG gets as high as it will go, that's your number (whatever it is) using that hydrometer. That is good enough to tell you what you need to know.
Wait till you do the equalize to get the SG as high as it will go to be your baseline SG. meanwhile just get them as charged up as possible.
With the Wet 6s at least you don't have to achieve a minimum amps charging rate like with AGMs that are down enough to take a Bulk Stage. You can use your 5 amp rate if you want on the 6s and use the time it takes.
Don't use voltage to tell you the batts are full--voltage readings can be very misleading. The SG never lies! Use SG to tell the truth.
