You can't use a auto tester because it will not load the battery with a controled load for the test time. It needs to be an adjustable (many variable resistors) load bank to do it correctly.
Bob On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 11:52 AM, robert ellison <[email protected]>wrote: > The only way to test those definitively is with a load bank and a 6 or 20 > hour test depending on the rating. Probably don't want to do the test for > the 75 hour rate!. > > If you want detailed instructions I can write them up pass them on, it is a > long and arduous process, but I do it on 40 battery banks at a time. It > is hard to get a reading on the entire set in 15 minutes, then you start the > next trip around. > One person writing and one testing helps. > > Bob > > > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 12:55 PM, Glenn Burt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Good Holiday Season to all: >> >> Does anyone have a sealed (gel & AGM) battery test/maintenance procedure >> they would feel comfortable sharing with the group? >> I have been tasked with creating one for our company now that we have more >> than a couple of grid tied systems with battery backup. >> >> Hate to re-invent the wheel with so much talent available here. >> Thanks in advance! >> >> Regards, >> >> Glenn Burt >> Technical Specialist >> >> Renewable Power Systems, LLC >> PO Box 967 >> Averill Park, NY 12018 >> V: 518-674-5808 >> C: 518-810-3174 >> F: 518-514-1175 >> E: [email protected] >> www.RPSpower.com <http://www.rpspower.com/> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List sponsored by Home Power magazine >> >> List Address: [email protected] >> >> Options & settings: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/options.cgi/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List-Archive: >> http://lists.re-wrenches.org/pipermail/re-wrenches-re-wrenches.org >> >> List rules & etiquette: >> www.re-wrenches.org/etiquette.htm >> >> Check out participant bios: >> www.members.re-wrenches.org >> >> >> >
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