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capacity and the battery ends up dead, you know it is beat. Joe Coquina From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Rick Brass via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 19:54 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Rick Brass Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Joe; Not to be

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Some background: http://4xspower.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bci-ohmicreadings.pdf Michael Brown Windburn C&C 30-1 From: Josh Muckley I'd like to know more about the technology, how it works, and how accurate it is. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD

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Josh — try this: http://www.skylark.co.uk/CONDUCTANCEQ-A.htm — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Feb 7, 2017, at 6:54 PM, Josh Muckley via CnC-List > wrote: > > I'd like

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I'd like to know more about the technology, how it works, and how accurate it is. Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Feb 7, 2017 6:45 PM, "Frederick G Street via CnC-List" < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I think I’ll stick with my Midtronics conductive tester; good, accurat

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February 07, 2017 10:15 AM To: 'cnc-list@cnc-list.com' Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Easy cheap way. If you have accurate volt and amp meters, a 20 amp (or near enough) load applied for enough time to drain the batteries 50%*. You should see 12.2 for wet c

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I think I’ll stick with my Midtronics conductive tester; good, accurate results on the health of my golf-cart and start batteries, it only takes a minute, and no chance of starting things on fire… :^) Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI

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There is no need to go full discharge. The voltage and capacity properties of a lead-acid battery have a near linear relationship so a 50% discharge is fine for testing. That should be 11.6v. All of this is just a comparison. A brand new battery might show +/- 10% of the labeled rating. That do

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If you have the original battery Reserve Capacity specs it is an acceptable quick test to see if the battery is good but maybe worn or at end of life. If possible test the battery(s) individually, Charge fully, bring battery to around 80F and time how long it will sustain a 25 amp load before re

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: Stus-List Battery test http://batteryuniversity.com/ Bill Bina On 2/7/2017 4:37 PM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List wrote: Load test is not a CAPACITY test - not at ALL. My start battery is a 35 AH gel cell and it reads very well with my 100A load tester or the engine starter, which is 125 amps

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Coquina (used to be a dealer for Penn Deka batteries) *From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Jerome Tauber via CnC-List *Sent:* Tuesday, February 07, 2017 14:19 *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Cc:* Jerome Tauber *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Battery test The starter motor can

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Behalf Of Jerome Tauber via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 14:19 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Jerome Tauber Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test The starter motor can be used for a load test. Just measure the voltage across the battery terminals while cranking. performs a basic load

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-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 14:12 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com' Cc: Bill Bina - gmail Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Read the instructions! This is how most of the world, including your local battery dealer,

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> The starter motor can be used for a load test. Just measure the voltage > across the battery terminals while cranking. performs a basic load-test of > the battery, using the vehicle’s starter motor. This test is done with the > engine cranking. Use care to keep the voltmeter test leads from c

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The starter motor can be used for a load test. STEP 2 of 3 STEP 2 performs a basic load-test of the battery, using the vehicle’s starter motor. This test is done with the engine cranking. Use care to keep the voltmeter test leads from contacting moving or hot engine parts. Tool required: Digi

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on for long. It is a 1200 watt heater with no fan! Joe Coquina *From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *Bill Bina - gmail via CnC-List *Sent:* Tuesday, February 07, 2017 12:07 *To:* cnc-list@cnc-list.com *Cc:* Bill Bina - gmail *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Battery

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, February 07, 2017 12:07 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Bill Bina - gmail Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test http://www.harborfreight.com/100-amp-612v-battery-load-tester-61747.html Bill Bina On 2/7/2017 11:54 AM, Ron Ricci via CnC-List wrote: Dave, If you used a resistor, you'd need 0.6

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..@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Ron Ricci via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 11:55 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Ron Ricci Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Dave, If you used a resistor, you’d need 0.6 ohms at least 240 watts. Probably not practical. You could put a load on your bat

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of your lights, cabin fans and other loads. Ron *From:*CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] *On Behalf Of *David Knecht via CnC-List *Sent:* Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:32 AM *To:* CnC CnC discussion list *Cc:* David Knecht *Subject:* Re: Stus-List Battery test I have been

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via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 7, 2017 11:32 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test I have been following this discussion and would like to do this for my batteries. Can you suggest what would be an easy/appropriate ~20A load generating

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list@cnc-list.com Cc: Marek Dziedzic Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Len, there is no free lunch... (i.e. if you do it cheap or quickly, the results will be questionable). Joe’s way is probably the best way to do it, provided that you can maintain a steady 20 A current through the

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I have been following this discussion and would like to do this for my batteries. Can you suggest what would be an easy/appropriate ~20A load generating device? Dave Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT > On Feb 7, 2017, at 10:15 AM, Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List > wrote: > > Easy cheap way.

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-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Della Barba, Joe Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Easy cheap way. If you have accurate volt and amp meters, a 20 amp (or near enough) load applied for enough time to drain the batteries 50%*. You should see 12.2 for wet cells and 12.3 or so for gel/agm. Light loads like

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apacity of batteries/load in amps) /2 = time in hours for 50% discharge From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Russ & Melody via CnC-List Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2017 00:41 To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: Russ & Melody Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test Hi Len, If

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Hi Len, If you're 100 percent full and have a coffee in your hand, may I suggest some advice from Bobby... and words I live by. Don't warry. Be Happy. Cheers, Russ Sweet 35 mk-1 At 07:28 PM 06/02/2017, you wrote: I think the CBA would work well so far from the little readin

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: Mon, 6 Feb 2017 15:31:43 -0600 > From: Josh Muckley > To: "C&C List" > Subject: Re: Stus-List Battery test > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Len, > > You can get an A-H meter for the boat which is a be

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figured my house bank is down to a bit over 400AH from the 460 it was when > the batteries were installed in 2010. > > Rick Brass > Washington, NC > > > > > -Original Message- > From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of > Mitc

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.@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Mitchell's via CnC-List Sent: Monday, February 06, 2017 2:24 PM To: CNC List Cc: Mitchell's Subject: Stus-List Battery test Here is one for you electrical guys, my batteries are over 5 years old. I have all LED lights, a 240 watt solar panel and modern refrige

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Len — short of using a load tester that discharges the batteries, the most reliable way of testing the capacity of batteries is using something like a conductance load tester: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00IZFNJ6Y/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00IZFNJ6Y&link

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Len, You can get an A-H meter for the boat which is a better gauge of available charge than using a the typical voltage meter. With this you can get a feel of health and performance by using the batteries as normal and tracking their accumulated A-H to voltage. You'd probably want to keep an on

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's via CnC-List To: CNC List Cc: Mitchell's Sent: Monday, February 6, 2017 2:23 PM Subject: Stus-List Battery test Here is one for you electrical guys, my batteries are over 5 years old. I have all LED lights, a 240 watt solar panel and modern refrigeration. The batteries

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Here is one for you electrical guys, my batteries are over 5 years old. I have all LED lights, a 240 watt solar panel and modern refrigeration. The batteries are working fine but there is no way they are still performing as new. I would like to monitor their amp hour capacity as they age. Is the