Generator recharges batteries
Hi everyone, I use my Honda 3000is to recharge batteries but for how long do I run geny? I have 2 6V batteries with 206 Ahr total. I've learned that batteries max charge amps should be 25% of Ahr rati...
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Passme wrote:
RoyB is kinda telling my story, my generator will be used every morning for breakfast, charging tablets etc. so by letting it run for 2-3 hrs I can then rely on batteries till bedtime. My WF-9855 is a 3 stage charger, 14.4 bulk, 13.6 Abs.,and 13.2 Float. No equalize unfortunately. How do I measure the amps going into the batteries? At their posts? Could I install an amp meter into the distribution panel to monitor SOC? Appreciate the comments folks.
Check out one of these BAYITE BYT-VAM-033 Hall Effect Current meter from AMAZON
BAYITE CURRENT METER
The Hall Effect Transformer will allow up to a 2AWG cable to pass through it for sample so no wires connected to the DC current wires...
the meter display is pretty small to my surprise but it works great...
This is +/- 100AMP DC AMPS monitor... It will show you whether you are putting DC current into the battery or pulling DC amps from it...
Price is great from AMAZON...
Another note: It is a well known thing that the WFCO Converters/Chargers may not go into any of its smart mode DC VOLTAGES... May only work at the 13.6VDC mode only... You need to put a DC Meter on your battery terminals and see what DC VOLTAGES the WFCO charger is doing when you think it is in smart mode charging... Without the smart mode DC VOLTAGES your charging time will be many many hours to get from the 50% to 90% charge states. Actually days to get to the 100% charge state. If a battery takes more than three hours of 13.6VDC it may start boiling out battery fluids over time... Not good...
Roy Ken
