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-[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of wisdom]]: “Three stage chargers are easier on your batteries, charge them faster, fuller and help you use less water”((https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/the-rv-battery-charging-puzzle-2/)) – HandyBob
+[[lifestyle:words_of_wisdom|Words of wisdom]]
+> “Three stage chargers are easier on your batteries, charge them faster, fuller and help you use less water”((https://handybobsolar.wordpress.com/the-rv-battery-charging-puzzle-2/)) – HandyBob
 > A [ [[electrical:shore_power|shore power]] ] charger is a stiff source with unlimited energy and time. Your solar is a very soft source of unknown power and only a few hours to get the job done.  - sunking((https://www.solarpaneltalk.com/forum/off-grid-solar/batteries-energy-storage/299490-bulk-absorb-float-equalize-what-does-it-mean#post299490))
+> Charging lead acid batteries is not something that you decide to do, or start or stop. The old statement, "I need to idle the engine for a few minutes to "top off" the batteries." is a prescription for turning expensive batteries into paper weights. You want a system that puts the batteries on charge automatically, every time there is even a single ray of sun or that your engine is running -- DiploStrat((https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/dual-battery-system-with-ctek-d250-not-charging-battery-over-12-volts.174927/post-2342346))

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