AGM Battery Charging THE PRIME DIRECTIVE
I have gotten several communications about AGM battery maintenance. Using solar voltaic charging. The big error I read is that the subject of total and complete recharging is not mentioned. And tha...
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Itinerant1 wrote:
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I'm using the PT100 and it does integrate nicely with the Magnum inverter/ charger (hybrid) following the settings set throught the Me-Arc. This is with GBS LiFePo4 Batteries which have their own EMS CPU (shunt and more) so no BMK.
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Off-topic, but I gotta ask:
GBS makes LiFeMnPO4 batteries, but I've never seen them advertise their own BMS (or EMS). Could you provide more detail about your BMS and/or where you got the system?
I suppose the basic idea is the same: like Mex says, you don't want to overcharge an AGM (or undercharge it). And you can use something like Magnum's BMK to be sure you don't. A Li battery's BMS provides the same function and cell balancing as well as other protections, depending upon the BMS.
Heck, for my 24V system I even have a Victron Battery Balancer that ensures the two 12V banks in series are charged properly (they are different brands and ages). A Li BMS should do the same but at the individual cell level.
