October 2013
Alternator test
06 10, 13
Removed the charge relay and tested the alternator today. Worked well. I have the accept charge set to 13.86 Volts with 30min absorb before switching to float at 13.6. This got the bank to within 10AH of full charge. Read More...
More on Batteries
05 10, 13
Bolt is installed and we are running on the new bank. I fired up the engine/alternator today to test out the smart regulator. My efforts were thwarted by a charge relay. So now that has been removed from the system so that I can get a test of the alternator charging only the house bank. That test will wait for Sunday. Read More...
Update on Batteries
01 10, 13
Just got email from Magnum. I need to update my remote control system, about $50 to take advantage of the “other” battery profile setting that will allow me to program the parameters for charging the LiFePO cells.
I also managed to have my Cruising Equip Bat Monitor fall apart in my hands as I removed it to adjust the Pots for the new bank. I went to the local chandleries and had no luck at getting a battery monitor. Read More...
I also managed to have my Cruising Equip Bat Monitor fall apart in my hands as I removed it to adjust the Pots for the new bank. I went to the local chandleries and had no luck at getting a battery monitor. Read More...