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--- opinion:frater_secessus:endamps [2021/05/05 11:43]
frater_secessus [how long does it take?]
+++ opinion:frater_secessus:endamps [2021/05/05 11:53]
frater_secessus [How do I know when my lead battery is fully charged?]
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 So how do we know when the battery is fully charged?  When I have topped it off for 15 minutes from the alternator?  (bzzzt) When the controller drops to Float? (bzzzt) When it is above 12.7v?  (bzzzt)
-**A lead battery is charged when acceptance at Absorption voltage has dropped to a specified value.**
+**A lead battery is charged when acceptance at Absorption voltage has dropped to a small fraction of its rated capacity.**
 ===== WTF does that even mean? =====
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 ===== putting it all together =====
-Battery X (100Ah) is fully charged when the battery is only accepting 0.5A to 1A at 14.5v.
+Battery X (100Ah) is fully charged when the battery is only accepting 0.5A to 1A at 14.5v.((Totally made-up example.  Follow the charging specs your battery manufacturer publishes.))

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