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bigfootford wrote:
I disagree with measuring the ambient air temp around the battery.
It makes no sense.
Please provide your source for this statement.
โSep-12-2013 09:43 AM
โSep-12-2013 09:28 AM
I can add that with the Prosine 2.0 Xantrex says that mounting the sensor on the negative post "provides the most accurate results", and stuck to the side of the battery "also provides good results in most situations". The Outback temperature sensor has no provision for post mounting, just adhesive to stick it to the battery case, and of course the adhesive tends to fail in pretty short order.
Battery temperature is measured on the posts of the battery.
That is the only place on a battery to get a true battery temperature reading and thus adjust the charge voltage.
โSep-12-2013 09:03 AM
โSep-12-2013 08:39 AM
pnichols wrote:
By the way, what MEX and myself mean by "temperature compensation" is a probe mounted in the air, close to the actual batteries, that measures the air temperature around the batteries and then feeds back through wires to the charger's circuits so as to have the actual charger output - no matter what stage the charger is in - automatically adjusted up or down. This minimizes the long term risk of damage to the battery(ies) in high air temperatures and more accurately optimizes the speed of charging in cold air temperatures.
โSep-11-2013 11:48 PM
MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
The more dry camping / generator recharges you are into the more you need a true multi-stage temperature compensated charger ...
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