Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Starlight Solar Power Systems
I have long been a fan of aggressive charge voltages for flooded batteries in daily cyclical use. As Steve has emphasized, temp. comp. is imperative, especially using higher absorb voltage as over-voltage at high cell temperature rapidly reduces cycle life. It is my observation that most L16 s

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Chris Mason
What about temperature sensors bolted to the lugs? Surely a physical thermal transfer over metal is more accurate that the external case would be? On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 12:42 PM, frenergy wrote: > Steve, > > Yikes, so to confirm, even on your or anybody's double-walled > cells the best

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Jay
the battery, below the level of the plates, this is normally about 1/3 to > ½ way down the battery. They should never be on the top. > > > > From: RE-wrenches [mailto:re-wrenches-boun...@lists.re-wrenches.org] On > Behalf Of RE Ellison > Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 201

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread frenergy
Steve, So the message I am getting is even though we are always installing a BTS, seasonal adjustments are still necessary...to both V settings /and absorption times? /Definitely, a major part of my job in off-grid is to assess as best as possible, the customer's system use habits to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread frenergy
Steve, Yikes, so to confirm, even on your or anybody's double-walled cells the best BTS location is down the side of the cell. It seems so thermally distance/insulated from the electrolyte and lead which we are all so concerned about protecting. I've said this before, no doubt I'm i

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Steve Higgins
: RE-wrenches Subject: Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings. OK Steve now you got me thinking, Some would say that's a bad idea! Using the voltage settings you're speaking of what would you recommend for equalize charging ? I have always thought that different settings for diffe

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread RE Ellison
OK Steve now you got me thinking, Some would say that's a bad idea! Using the voltage settings you're speaking of what would you recommend for equalize charging ? I have always thought that different settings for different times of year was logical but you're getting your bulk up you know what

[RE-wrenches] Battery Charge Settings.

2016-01-19 Thread Steve Higgins
Good Morning Wrenches… I’d like to take the recent Trojan thread to throw this out there! With the IEC certification, many battery manufactures are being forced to recommend higher settings to charge their batteries. The problem with off grid systems, or even some grid back up systems is the