Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery balancers

Would you recommend that for FLAs?  Thank you, Chris On 5/15/2023 6:12 PM, Starlight via RE-wrenches wrote: Jay, I started recommending the Victron battery balancer for all series and series/parallel Li battery banks. It has eliminated trouble in some problematic systems. If you reach a cell

[RE-wrenches] Retail price lists

Hi All I have a question about how wrenches are dealing with charging for equipment as most prices of most equipment on line at or below wholesale. If people are marking it up, how much? what metric are people using? I think victron might be the only company I’ve actually seen a retail price

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery balancers

Hello Chris, LA batteries do not have a BMS that can block current flow to a series group of cells. Balancers are not likely needed but may benefit an aging battery bank. A long enough charge time (CV) on a healthy bank will fully charge all cells even though some cells will experience high vol

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery balancers

Hi Jay, if this is the LA AGM thin plate, I tried to look into this a few years ago. Being AGM, they have a recombination feature; when overcharged, they recombine the H2 O2, thus self-balancing, just like the top balance in LiFe. The caution is not to charge too fast in absorb mode. I decided n

[RE-wrenches] Radian woes

Hey folks: On a stacked Outback Radian system, has anyone encountered a HUB 53 fault as noted on the MATE3s? Thanks in advance! Best, Chris Daum Oasis Montana Inc. 406-777-4309 or 4321 406-777-4309 fax www.oasismontana.com ___