Maximum amps for testing AGM capacity?
After a winter of being very sick, and a spring of catching up on farm chores, I am finally back to being able to work on the van at least once in a blue moon. Next step, testing the 100aH Fiamm telecom batteries I got used. I've been topping them off periodically, but otherwise haven't done anything with them since hitting them with the meanwell to recover capacity last year.
My question: How many amps are ok at continuous load, if I want to run them each down to 12 volts for testing? Is 30 ok? 60?
I have the van in storage, so I can't hang out for too many hours during testing. And, since I finally got this giant heavy batteries to the van, I don't really want to move them back to my house :-). But I have killed AGM deep cycle batteries before with too many amps, and certainly don't want to do that.
In case it matters, things I have available for load are a couple of 300 watt heaters, 600 or 900 watt ones, lamps with 60 watt bulbs, and assorted minor loads. I don't have anything 12-volt, so I will be running this off an inverter.
My question: How many amps are ok at continuous load, if I want to run them each down to 12 volts for testing? Is 30 ok? 60?
I have the van in storage, so I can't hang out for too many hours during testing. And, since I finally got this giant heavy batteries to the van, I don't really want to move them back to my house :-). But I have killed AGM deep cycle batteries before with too many amps, and certainly don't want to do that.
In case it matters, things I have available for load are a couple of 300 watt heaters, 600 or 900 watt ones, lamps with 60 watt bulbs, and assorted minor loads. I don't have anything 12-volt, so I will be running this off an inverter.
