PD 9260 how long to charge?
I've heard that people with the PD9260 (or similar) use the pendant to force the charger to stay in boost mode (14.4V) while running their genny. To get Max charge with min gen time. Ok, but how do...
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Thanks folks. As usual the forum has been a big help.
In summary, to replace my 50% depleted 210Ah battery bank back up to 90% with the PD9260:
1) using the graph, go for 2' 20" at 14.4V
2) using the approx. 105/50 = ~2 hrs at 14.4V
3) Another recommendation: 2hrs at 14.4V then 1 hr at 13.6V
4) Monitor voltage. When 14.4V is reached, continue charging at 14.4V for one more hour.
I'll give it a go, monitoring V and Time and see what happens.
There does seem to be a difference of opinion as to what/when the PD9260 will do after being forced into bulk mode. Will it eventually detect that the batteries are close to 90% full and switch out of bulk earlier than I want or just keep on going at 14.4V? I'll keep an eye on that too.
Cheers!
In summary, to replace my 50% depleted 210Ah battery bank back up to 90% with the PD9260:
1) using the graph, go for 2' 20" at 14.4V
2) using the approx. 105/50 = ~2 hrs at 14.4V
3) Another recommendation: 2hrs at 14.4V then 1 hr at 13.6V
4) Monitor voltage. When 14.4V is reached, continue charging at 14.4V for one more hour.
I'll give it a go, monitoring V and Time and see what happens.
There does seem to be a difference of opinion as to what/when the PD9260 will do after being forced into bulk mode. Will it eventually detect that the batteries are close to 90% full and switch out of bulk earlier than I want or just keep on going at 14.4V? I'll keep an eye on that too.
Cheers!
