----- Original Message ----- From: "R Ray Walters" <[email protected]>
> I think that periodic Equalization is "old school", a concept left > over from the days of C30 controllers that didn't fully charge the > batteries on a regular basis. Ray, Fully charged by what criteria? Time spent at absorbtion or a hydrometer or...? > I now only recommend Eq charging if: > a) the batteries have sat for over a month in a deeply discharged > state, or How do you know how discharged for how long? > b) checking individual cell voltages indicates more than a 2% > difference between batteries. (over a tenth on a 6 v battery) That works on 2 volt cells but do you occasionally verify your conclusions with a hydrometer? I have been these days and discovering that "fully charged" parameters dont always translate into fully charged battery chemistry. Still fine tuning my understanding here. Thanks _______________________________________________ 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
