Today we have another overcast day here in Western TN. The Hydrometer reading this morning was 12.35 which is a little on the low side. My Whiz-bang
JR shows 93 % SOC it was 100 % percent yesterday at Sundown. I am not sure that the Whiz bang Junior is accurate. I assume there is no calibration? Hey
all this is new to me - I understand most of the concepts, but batteries are a mystery. I currently have voltage settings as per manufacturer. Yesterday I
increased the float voltage from 52.1 to 54.4 which is standard for the classic 150's. My thinking is that I will get a higher rate of charge on the batteries. I have
also noticed that with 3 classic 150's sometimes they take turns charging and one or 2 of them will go into retain mode! Another factor is my battery temperature
is at 58 degrees F. My shop runs very little load and when I go in for the evening my inverter will read about 80 watts which is very lightly loaded. What other
setting should I be looking at on the 150's? How do I know that my whizbang junior is calibrated correctly?
Thanks for the help,
Bill
ps -would love to talk to someone on phone or ham radio - I have a lot of questions!
JR shows 93 % SOC it was 100 % percent yesterday at Sundown. I am not sure that the Whiz bang Junior is accurate. I assume there is no calibration? Hey
all this is new to me - I understand most of the concepts, but batteries are a mystery. I currently have voltage settings as per manufacturer. Yesterday I
increased the float voltage from 52.1 to 54.4 which is standard for the classic 150's. My thinking is that I will get a higher rate of charge on the batteries. I have
also noticed that with 3 classic 150's sometimes they take turns charging and one or 2 of them will go into retain mode! Another factor is my battery temperature
is at 58 degrees F. My shop runs very little load and when I go in for the evening my inverter will read about 80 watts which is very lightly loaded. What other
setting should I be looking at on the 150's? How do I know that my whizbang junior is calibrated correctly?
Thanks for the help,
Bill
ps -would love to talk to someone on phone or ham radio - I have a lot of questions!
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