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Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-23-2019, 12:17 PM
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Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
"In summary", let me point out that the article...

"In summary", let me point out that the article referred to is addressed earlier in this thread with full explanations of what many of feel is incorrect in that article.

The big thing the guy...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-22-2019, 10:56 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
You just can't let it rest, can you? Have to get...

You just can't let it rest, can you? Have to get in the last, unsupported, totally biased, word. Sad....
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-10-2019, 06:58 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
I don't know if we could put a % a year or such...

I don't know if we could put a % a year or such on it, or even a number of cycles, in guessing at the capacity loss. I think the major cause of loss is poor charging either over or under, with over...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-10-2019, 02:11 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
That is a question that has come up before, and I...

That is a question that has come up before, and I did talk to both Bogart and Magnum about what "most" user do.


The whole idea if I understand what Marko is asking correctly, do you want the...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-10-2019, 01:22 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
It would be interesting if you could kick the...

It would be interesting if you could kick the charging voltage up to absorption (14.4?) after a prolonged period of your charge protocol to see how many amps it takes at that point and how long it...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-09-2019, 10:17 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
I have also not seen any definitive testing that...

I have also not seen any definitive testing that would prove one way or the other if you can really finish a complete charge on float. The short test I performed in the first post was an initial...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-07-2019, 01:44 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
Isn't Rod Collins the guy that also wrote the...

Isn't Rod Collins the guy that also wrote the articles about how much he liked the Smartgauge? If so, he has had been down on monitors for quite a while, and although he has a good reputation, you...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-07-2019, 01:02 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
Turning off the auto reset calibration is the...

Turning off the auto reset calibration is the single worst thing to do on a battery monitor, IMO, as it will destroy the accuracy by creating the charge efficiency accumulating errors the author...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-07-2019, 02:05 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
This discussion has brought up most of what I...

This discussion has brought up most of what I thought it would and shows what major points may be being missed or ignored.


A battery monitor is not a remedy for anything, as all it does is watch...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-07-2019, 01:37 AM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
I am not going to get into a proxy discussion...

I am not going to get into a proxy discussion through a third party when they other side is not available. That is not fair to anyone.


This is my comment and applies to battery monitor...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-06-2019, 10:28 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
Very well put, I totally agree.

Very well put, I totally agree.
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-06-2019, 10:27 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
He lost me when he said Peukert should be...

He lost me when he said Peukert should be programmed into the monitor, as IMO all it will do is introduce more errors, not eliminate them. We have discussed that several times and Peukert really...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-06-2019, 10:24 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
Yes, this was run on that system, and I was quite...

Yes, this was run on that system, and I was quite certain it would behave as shown as I caught on to residual charge thing a long time ago. I even spoke to a programmer at Magnum about it, and it is...
Forum: Electrical | Charging, Systems, Solar and Generators 08-06-2019, 01:51 PM
Replies: 47
Views: 9,043
Posted By booster
What a battery monitor may not tell you

There have been a few battery monitor discussions lately, which I think is good as monitors are a very good thing for many of us.


We have had monitors for a long time, so we know exactly what to...
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