pianotuna wrote:
outboundwest,
The Magnum running flat out at 125 amps of charging only draws 15 amps. I think that was pretty clever of them--because it means you can charge at full bore on a 15 amp shore power supply.
In real life, I limit mine to 12 amps, because I don't believe in drawing more than 80% for long periods of time. This also limits my charging amps to the maximum my bank can safely accept.
On your bank, fully charged would be when the rate reaches between 8 and 9 amps.
Thanks. I was -45AH and started the Honda a little while ago. The SOC now says 100% and the -45 deficit is now a positive number, but the charge remains in absorption and is down to about 11 dc amps. It flashes like 7 or 8, but stabilizes around 11. From what I hear above, I should let it get to "float", which should be around 8 to 9 amps. If this is correct, I may have been shutting off the Honda too soon, as I was looking at the other indicators above on the display.
