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profdant139
Explorer II
Jun 13, 2015

Conditioning/"formatting" new batteries: update in 1st post

(UPDATE -- based on advice from you all, I have "freshened" my batteries using the DC charging output on my Honda generator. It is supposed to put out 8 amps, but I measured it at 5, which was perfec...
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NinerBikes
Explorer
Jun 18, 2015
profdant139 wrote:
How can you tell how many amps the battery is taking? I know how to use a multimeter to measure the draw of an appliance -- is that the same technique? Sorry for the naive question.


Put it inline on the output side of the charge controller, and a switch so you can reset it to zero every morning. Or disconnect clamp from battery when sun sets at night and reattach in the morning. It does count amp hours in the lower left hand corner readout.
RC watt meter

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