AGM Charge Rates and Times
I am interested in knowing how fast AGM deep cycle batteries charge, especially in the upper SOC range. Things to consider: - Ah Capacity of battery/bank - starting SOC or DOD, or Ah's consum...
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mena661 wrote:jrnymn7 wrote:I find it weird too. And I haven't seen any large amp LI chargers either. You would think high amps chargers would be more common with LI.
I've noticed a few come with a 15a charger. How weird is that???
Hey Landyacht! For me, the big deal with LI is 80% DOD, lighter weight per amp-hour (even lighter because you don't need as large a batt bank), flat discharge curves and zero maintenance (actual zero maintenance not the don't choose to do any maintenance, zero maintenance). The rest falls in the techie neato category (which I have no problems talking about all day long :B).
I am in this camp. Lighter battery means less tongue weight on the TT for me, a good thing. Also with LiFePo having a cut off BCM and steady voltage from 90% to 10% SOC... I am thinking that even with running the heater... unlikely with 100 AH Li FE Po, even with 80 amps useable, I'll ever really get too deep into the battery with running the heater at night, although the damn blower sure is noisy. Compares favorably to the 90 pounds of T-1275 that yields 75 amp hours for 50% SOC.
I think I have more than a few years left in my T-1275's before I'll have to fork out the $Bignum for LiFePo, so hopefully the price of
'em continues to fall.
Trojan batteries better get off the FLA and AGM battery bandwagon and start working with the new Li battery chemistries, before they go the way of the buggy whip.
