Thanks, Mex and Landy, for your posts earlier today, which I am just now reading.
The behavior of this battery is strange to me. It draws low amperages from the meanwell for hour after hour after hour.
Starting yesterday at 12.76v, it took 2 amps with the meanwell set at 14.7. After 4 hours it was down to 1 amp, and I had to go home and make dinner. Getting back to it this afternoon, it started out at 12.87v, again happily drawing 2 amps. After about 3 hours, it was down to about 1.3 amps, and I left again to make dinner.
Why does it want this low amperage for such a long period of time?
(On the slim chance that it's relevant: I do have 3 dashboard solar panels connected to this AGM, although I'm not really sure they are doing anything and have not checked them for continuity lately. Two of them at least used to work. I'll try to remember to check them tomorrow, but it's a busy week.)
I haven't felt comfortable leaving the meanwell hooked up overnight on a timer, at the place I have the van stored. But I'm moving the van tomorrow, and then I could do that.
The voltage does drift upward at the battery terminals while charging. So far it seems to take 2-3 hours to go up .1 volt. If I'm going to set the timer and go home and go to bed, how many hours should I set it for?
