Bruce Napier <[email protected]> wrote: >What an interesting and useful thread this has been!
An extremely good publication on this is published by Victron. It is called "Energy Unlimited", written by Reinout Vader, and is available at: http://www.victronenergy.com/upload/documents/Book-EN-EnergyUnlimited.pdf Yes, Victron wants to sell its equipment, but nonetheless the information here is comprehensive and well presented. >When I referred to a three stage charger in my reply to Nigel, I was >thinking of the shoreline scenario, leaving the boat permanently >connected whilst it's sitting in the marina. One thing Vader points out is that exidation of the electrodes, which eventually leads to cell death, occurs continuously during float charging. This implies that it is best not to float charge for longer than necessary. I know of one barge with a shore line which kept its battery on float all the time. The battery gave up much sooner than the owner expected.. >On Sanity Again I *think* we've decided on a large output solar >array, Vader discusses this too. Adrian Adrian Stott 07956-299966
