Re: [Amel Yacht Owners] Re: Batteries
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Hi Mark & Tom, Thanks for your thoughts. To answer your questions: I have battery voltage monitors on my solar panels as well as having checked with my multimeter, the voltages appear correct. I am measuring under load of refrigeration and know I will get slightly lower readings. I’ve tested them individually with my electronic tester and they all appear to be ok. I just heard back from Crown Battery’s tech department. He was very interested in the issue and asked a million questions about my systems and charging regimen. He corrected me and said these batteries are actually 130AHr capacity. So I have a 520AHr house bank . I used the charging recommendations I got from the same tech department when I got the batteries...28v abs, 26.4v float, 29.4v equalize. This engineer says I should be using 29v Abs, 27v float, and 31v equalize, and that I should equalize for 3 hours at least once a month. It’s hard to know what’s right when I get two regimens from the same department, but I think this latest recommendation will probably solve the problem. My solar panel regulators ( one for each of three pairs) have an equalization cycle that happens automatically, so I set it at 29v to avoid damaging equipment rated for 24-30v. I will have to turn off all equipment when I equalize with the Victron Skylla charger set at 31v for 3 hours. I’ll try this and report back what happens. Kent & Iris S/V Kristy SM 243
On Jan 24, 2019, at 10:45 AM, 'Mark Erdos' mcerdos@... [amelyachtowners] <amelyachtowners@...> wrote:
Kent,
Your math is correct and you should be reading slightly higher voltage reads than you are getting.
A couple of thoughts:
Are you depending solely on the meter in the panel to monitor the batteries? If so, the meter may be out of adjustment of failing. Did you adjust the Peukert exponent when installing the new battery bank?
The best way to check the voltage of the bank is to disconnect
the bank for a while by turning off the red handle switches, check the voltage
with a good quality meter from the main studs in the battery well.
Have you load tested each battery to determine if you were sold a faulty or defective battery?
Hope this helps.
With best regards,
Mark
Skipper Sailing Vessel - Cream Puff - SM2K - #275 Currently cruising - Santa Marta, Colombia
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I have a battery issue too, that I’d like opinions about.
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