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+ | ===== health ===== | ||
+ | Batteries are typically replaced when they can no longer provide 80% of their rated capacity. | ||
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+ | Because of this, we use indirect methods to assess battery health. | ||
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+ | > Quickly rising to absorption voltage during bulk and never seeing tail current drop down to previous levels are good indicators that the battery is in a declined or seriously declining state. | ||
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+ | Tail current (aka endAmps, finishing amps) for healthy lead batteries is typically between C/200 and C/100 (0.5A to 1.0A at Vabs for per 100Ah of capacity). | ||
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+ | The rise to absorption voltage is rarely useful in the field since: | ||
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+ | - solar charging alone is rarely able to hit charge current maximums | ||
+ | - alternator charging is rarely able to hit Vabs | ||
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+ | People charging off larger DC-DC chargers, [[electrical: |