Re: [RE-wrenches] C-40 question

Systems On Oct 25, 2012, at 6:38 AM, Bell, Steve wrote: The C-40 does (or at least did) have Electronic Overcurrent Protection. According to the C-40 manual if the current exceeds 63 amps the overcurrent protection is activated. The C-40 automatically resets the OCP every 10 minutes until the

Re: [RE-wrenches] C-40 question

The C-40 does (or at least did) have Electronic Overcurrent Protection. According to the C-40 manual if the current exceeds 63 amps the overcurrent protection is activated. The C-40 automatically resets the OCP every 10 minutes until the problem is corrected or stops. The OCP can also be reset

Re: [RE-wrenches] Desulfator question

Hi Allen, I do not have a specific suggestion for this application, however I want to share a general consideration about battery desulfator. If the battery bank in question is connected to an inverter, which is often times the situation, then the filter capacitors on the DC input of the invert

Re: [RE-wrenches] Help me do the math: amortized cost per amp-hour

HI Mick, The Concorde Battery web site has a great technical manual worth checking out; www.sunxtender.com/pdfs/Sun_Xtender_Battery_Technical_Manual.pdf It would sound like the this battery bank mostly operating at an average daily DOD (Depth of Discharge) of about 10% and that daily load w

Re: [RE-wrenches] Charging AGM Batteries

Hi Peter, At least some AGM's (like the Concorde) can handle very aggressive charging rates, provided you have good temperature compensation to reduce the possibility of a thermal runaway. Also the 14.6 VDC is a little higher than recommended, at least for the Concorde brand. 14.4 VDC (2