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- | OEM converters are notoriously cheap and dumb (lacking [[electrical: | + | OEM converters are notoriously cheap and dumb((single-stage)) |
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+ | Some single-stage converters allow the user to configure the float voltage, typically somewhere between 13.2v - 13.8v. | ||
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- | This compromise setpoint should coincide with standard float voltage (Vfloat) for your battery bank. Typically this would be 13.2v - 13.4v for converters that are always on the grid, and 13.8v for batteries that are cycled but get put back on grid charging regularly.((Solar charging at a single setpoint, as with a [[electrical: | ||