Your opinion of Battery Desulfators
Hi All - A while back, only a couple of months after I installed my 2 GC2 245 AMP hour batteries and solar panels, I had an accidental removal of the breakaway pin which caused our 5th wheel brakes to...
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The pulse chargers do seem to do some good. They are not a cure-all. They do put sharp high frequency pulses back at the bank, and tests show that this can work, but if the fouling has had time to get good and solid, they just might not have enough kick to break that up and clear the active material."
Hi Matt - As I mentioned to BFL13, My 5th wheel is currently sitting winterized, and the batteries are only being maintained by the solar panels and MPPT controller. I'm thinking I need to periodically boost the voltage up to destratify the batteries. The Renogy does an automatic equalization once a month, but I doubt Michigan winter sun is providing enough to do the job proper. I bought the Mean Well. Do you think an occasional boost up to 16 volts will do the job?
The pulse chargers do seem to do some good. They are not a cure-all. They do put sharp high frequency pulses back at the bank, and tests show that this can work, but if the fouling has had time to get good and solid, they just might not have enough kick to break that up and clear the active material."
Hi Matt - As I mentioned to BFL13, My 5th wheel is currently sitting winterized, and the batteries are only being maintained by the solar panels and MPPT controller. I'm thinking I need to periodically boost the voltage up to destratify the batteries. The Renogy does an automatic equalization once a month, but I doubt Michigan winter sun is providing enough to do the job proper. I bought the Mean Well. Do you think an occasional boost up to 16 volts will do the job?
