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opinion:frater_secessus:charging_faster [2020/04/27 21:05] frater_secessus [lead-acid] |
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- | There is a common misperception that charging one's battery banks //faster// is //better// or worth throwing | + | There is a common misperception that charging one's battery banks //faster// is //better// or that having |
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**Lead batteries** have a **maximum amount of current** they will accept, typically [[electrical: | **Lead batteries** have a **maximum amount of current** they will accept, typically [[electrical: | ||
- | ** Deep-cycled lead batteries have a lengthy [[electrical: | + | ** Deep-cycled lead batteries have a lengthy [[electrical: |
However: | However: | ||
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MaineSail found that | MaineSail found that | ||
- | * charging AGM at C/2.5 (max rate) resulted in the battery being 63.3% " | + | * charging AGM at C/2.5 (max rate) resulted in the battery being 63.3% " |
* charging AGM at C/5 (min rate) resulted in the battery being 77.4% " | * charging AGM at C/5 (min rate) resulted in the battery being 77.4% " | ||
- | Note that the **using 2x the charging current only sped up the whole process by 12 minutes (3.6%)** due to Vabs starting earlier but taking longer. Getting to Vabs faster could be [[electrical: | + | Note that the **using 2x the charging current only sped up the whole process by 12 minutes (3.6%)** due to Vabs starting earlier but taking longer. |
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+ | * **Getting to Vabs faster** could be [[electrical: | ||
+ | * **Getting to Vabs slower** could be preferable on timer-based Absorption configurations((like 180 minutes)), as slower charging regiment would reduced the required Absorption duration.((180/ | ||
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