I am not an expert on batteries and charging, but the set-up should be based on voltage, not time. Most external regulators allow that (as far as I know). And it should be compensated for temperature (of the batteries and the alternator).
Again, I would refer to Maine Sail’s writing (either at his web site (http://www.pbase.com/mainecruising/boat_projects) or his SBO Forum. Marek From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of svpegasus38 via CnC-List Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 17:47 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: svpegasus38 <svpegasu...@gmail.com> Subject: Stus-List Balmar alternator Anyone have experience with setting up a Balmar regulator? I have 600 amphour capacity in 6 agm batteries. I have figured out most of the settings, but am questioning how long to set both bulk, and float charge times. Currently bulk is set around 20 minutes and float is about an hour. Never fully charged the batteries. I haven't been able to find any information on this. I do have the Balmar manual. Is it guess work? If set to long will it destroy the batteries, I am getting ready to replace them and don't want to hurt the new ones. Thanks Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device Doug Mountjoy POYC Pegasus (for sale) Lf38 Rebecca Leah LF39
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