[canals-list] Re: Megapulse battery con(ditioner)

[Allan Cazaly]

--- In canals-list@yahoogroups.com, Dave Wedd <dave.w...@...> wrote:
>
> 2009/7/11 Bruce Napier <br...@...>:
> >
> > The guys who supplied the batteries to Felonious Mongoose (name's
> > escaped me for the moment) reckoned that to avoid sulphation, a lead
> > acid battery needs regularly to undergo  a charge at 2.4 V per cell
> > (ie 14.4 V for a nominal 12 V battery)  for four hours continuously
> > to reduce sulphation to a minimum.
> 
> That's interesting - I've looked at several chargers recently, and
> they all cut off instantly when they reach 14.4V, or drop back to a
> float charge.  No sustained 14.4V.  Many of the batteries charged in
> this way seem to be failing, though that may be due to other factors.
> 
> Dave Wedd.
>
I thought that digital "Battery Management" systems, (Like Stirling and Advark) 
take this into account to stop sulphation? ~Allan~