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Please keep in mind 99% of my comments about Megawatts, and time, are relevant when charging with a generator. Plugged into a power pedestal, who - cares?
I'll provide a more succinct definition of Warp Speed Charging.
Constant voltage.
Despite degree of discharge, battery bank instantly achieves charger voltage limit.
Got it?
Now for the caveats
The batteries must be at room temperature before Warp Speed Charging is done. The outside air temp (battery plate temp) must be at 80F or cooler before you do this.
In a multiple battery bank 15 minutes into the first-time Warp charge every battery must be checked to verify there are no bad batteries which would suffer overheating.
It takes an impressive charger in a multi-battery bank to achieve instant absorbsion voltage limit. For instance a paralleled pair of group flooded 29 batteries could accept 90 amperes. My pair of group 29 AGM batteries can accept TWO HUNDRED amperes.
All this is of little or no importance to a weekend warrior who could care less about generator run time.
Go off-grid and generator run-time minimization becomes the Holy Grail.
And please STOP with the solar hype OK? Solar is not for everyone. It is not good in my miniature rain forest. It is not good in the tall pines. it is not good for camping when full sun exposure means a 120F inside air temperature. If it can work for you, that is excellent, indeed.
Pedestal Power Princess Practitioners, should entertain little if any interest in Warp Speed Charging. Sort of like barbecuing in a Motel 6 room...
Please keep in mind 99% of my comments about Megawatts, and time, are relevant when charging with a generator. Plugged into a power pedestal, who - cares?
I'll provide a more succinct definition of Warp Speed Charging.
Constant voltage.
Despite degree of discharge, battery bank instantly achieves charger voltage limit.
Got it?
Now for the caveats
The batteries must be at room temperature before Warp Speed Charging is done. The outside air temp (battery plate temp) must be at 80F or cooler before you do this.
In a multiple battery bank 15 minutes into the first-time Warp charge every battery must be checked to verify there are no bad batteries which would suffer overheating.
It takes an impressive charger in a multi-battery bank to achieve instant absorbsion voltage limit. For instance a paralleled pair of group flooded 29 batteries could accept 90 amperes. My pair of group 29 AGM batteries can accept TWO HUNDRED amperes.
All this is of little or no importance to a weekend warrior who could care less about generator run time.
Go off-grid and generator run-time minimization becomes the Holy Grail.
And please STOP with the solar hype OK? Solar is not for everyone. It is not good in my miniature rain forest. It is not good in the tall pines. it is not good for camping when full sun exposure means a 120F inside air temperature. If it can work for you, that is excellent, indeed.
Pedestal Power Princess Practitioners, should entertain little if any interest in Warp Speed Charging. Sort of like barbecuing in a Motel 6 room...
