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Deep cycle batteries - miscellaneous advice?
"Joakim Majander" wrote in message m... "Jeff Morris" wrote in message ... No load voltage is a good indicator, if you know how to use it. You shouldn't read the voltage after charging without load and never with a high load. With a small load (0.1 - 2 A, for 60 Ah) the no load voltage is very constant and reliable. Fully charged will give 12,6x V and 11.7 is very close to empty. You should not let this voltage drop below 12 V, which is ~30% capacity. For reading the voltage you need an accurate meter, since an error of 0.1 V is significant. You'll get good (and convenient) readings if you leave the battery rest for 20min to 1 hour before taking the voltage reading. By rest, I mean detach the terminal so there's no charge and no discharge at all. See my yesterday post. Your light load probably accounts for the small differences you quote for various charging states. Or perhaps your battery lives in a hotter part of the world! -- Jim B, Yacht RAPAZ, Sadly, for sale: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/jim.bae...cification.htm jim[dot]baerselman[at]ntlworld[dot]com |
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