Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
gt; > > -Adam > > > > > > *From:* AF *On Behalf Of *Chuck McCown via AF > *Sent:* Wednesday, June 07, 2023 2:03 PM > *To:* AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group > *Cc:* ch...@go-mtc.com > *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging > > > > Another metaphor wou

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread dmmoffett
07, 2023 3:13 PM To: dmmoff...@gmail.com; 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging I guess that should be effective resistance is rising. Got it backwards. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 7,

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
To: ch...@go-mtc.com ; 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: RE: [AFMUG] battery overcharging These are supposedly measurements from a wheelchair battery: Resistance dropping as open circuit voltage increasing. Maybe this guy can’t read his meter right. From: ch...@go-mtc.com

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread dmmoffett
Group' Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging I guess that should be effective resistance is rising. Got it backwards. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 1:07 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Cc: ch...@go-m

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I guess that should be effective resistance is rising. Got it backwards. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 1:07 PM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: RE: [AFMUG] battery overcharging I get what you’re saying. Sounds like the worst

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread dmmoffett
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging Another metaphor would be inflating a tire to 32 lbs with the compressor pressure set to 32 lbs. Once the tire is full the air will stop flowing. From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:58 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Or charging a capacitor. From: Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 12:02 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging Another metaphor would be inflating a tire to 32 lbs with the compressor pressure set to 32 lbs

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread dmmoffett
Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging Are you attempting to build a smart charger? I think that's been done, and most of the ones I've seen work pretty well. bp On 6/7/2023 10:04 AM, dmmoff...@gmail.com <mailto:dmmoff...@gmail.com> wrote: So I was looking at a rectifier config and

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Bill Prince
Are you attempting to build a smart charger? I think that's been done, and most of the ones I've seen work pretty well. bp On 6/7/2023 10:04 AM, dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote: So I was looking at a rectifier config and trying to imagine the worst possible thing I could do. With some

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Another metaphor would be inflating a tire to 32 lbs with the compressor pressure set to 32 lbs. Once the tire is full the air will stop flowing. From: Forrest Christian (List Account) Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:58 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] battery

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
Ignoring the overvoltage for a minute.. A normal battery, when charged at a normal voltage, will take less and less current until full. It doesn't matter how much current is available, it will only take what it needs. Generally you want to limit the current based on the size of the array,

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
That is for a voltage supply. If you got your hands on a constant current charger, then that could be ungood with lead acid. From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:04 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] battery overcharging So I was looking

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
they are boiling. ) From: dmmoff...@gmail.com Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2023 11:04 AM To: 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group' Subject: [AFMUG] battery overcharging So I was looking at a rectifier config and trying to imagine the worst possible thing I could do. With some creativity I could start

Re: [AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread Jan-GAMs
visualize an over-charged battery exploding. On 6/7/23 10:04, dmmoff...@gmail.com wrote: So I was looking at a rectifier config and trying to imagine the worst possible thing I could do. With some creativity I could start an equalizing charge that will run for 48 hours at 58.5 Volts.

[AFMUG] battery overcharging

2023-06-07 Thread dmmoffett
So I was looking at a rectifier config and trying to imagine the worst possible thing I could do. With some creativity I could start an equalizing charge that will run for 48 hours at 58.5 Volts. Normally it would stop when charge current hits a configurable fraction of the C10 Ah rating of