This is interesting but baffling. I must have missed some details, or it's just over my head.
Perhaps someone can restate the problem and how this device solves the problem? Thanks! -Neal. ahmet erkan wrote: > Hi Norm, > If what you say is true, I must be real lousy at reading what people feel. > I thought the general feeling in the group other than a couple of guys was : > "we don't have a problem charging our batteries why don't this Jerk just > shut up" > OK this box is about 4 X 3 X 6 and has a terminal block with > seven connections. > Five leads go to the "dual battery switch" and two leads are ground. > The house bank is wired with a conventional dual battery switch and > typically each > bank consists of 300A/H lead acid flooded cell deep discharge batteries. > The user keeps the battery switch at the "both" setting while running > the engine > and bulk charging the batteries at maximum alternator output. After the > battery > reaches the bulk charge terminal voltage and the regulator prevents the > battery > voltage from increasing any further, and the alternator output current > begins to > reduce, the engine can be shut down. As long as the battery switch is in > the "both" > position nothing happens. When the user flips the battery switch to #1 > or #2 position > the equlizer senses the condition and the bank that is open circuited > begins to get > charged at less than 0.02C (C=A/H rating) > When the open circuited bank reaches the float voltage and the float > current > reduces to the fully charged level the equilizer illuminates a green LED. > The user switches the battery switch to "both" position and continues to > use the > energy stored in his batteries until the next bulk charge becomes necessary. > Captain Lew Hodgett recommended 600 to 900A/H bank as a minimum, so lets say > half the bank is 450A/H. A useful piece of information from the list > would be the > charge current to maintain this bank at lets say +15% float voltage > level at lets say > 30C temperature. Maybe 500mA? Anyway, let's see if anyone from the > list is willing > to take a measurement from their battery bank and help us design this beast. > More later > Good night > Ahmet > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Mon, 2 May 2011 12:56:10 -0400 > Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] AGM battery question ($300 Question) > > Ahmet, > > I think many of us are interested in this device/technique and were just > waiting to read about it from you on the List > > Norm > S/V Bandersnatch > > > > > > > Since you and I are evidently the only persons interested, I will write > to you privately. > > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over > the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To > subscribe send an email to [email protected] To > unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The > archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To > search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman > Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Liveaboard mailing list > [email protected] > To adjust your membership settings over the web > http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard > To subscribe send an email to [email protected] > > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] > The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ > > To search the archives > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > The Mailman Users Guide can be found here > http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3611 - Release Date: 05/02/11 > _______________________________________________ Liveaboard mailing list [email protected] To adjust your membership settings over the web http://liveaboardonline.com/mailman/listinfo/liveaboard To subscribe send an email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] The archives are at http://www.liveaboardonline.com/pipermail/liveaboard/ To search the archives http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] The Mailman Users Guide can be found here http://www.gnu.org/software/mailman/mailman-member/index.html
