Equalization is not a problem as long as you water the batteries before and more importantly AFTER each cycle. There is a point of diminishing returns regarding equalizing but I'm not sure there is a point of damage beyond boiling dry.
Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 11:41 Bruce Whitmore via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > A couple months ago, I installed 380 watts of solar power with a MPPT > charge controller. The solar controller is Renogy Rover 40 AMP unit. I > also have a couple "smart chargers", one for each bank, both of them are > ProMariner ProSport models. > > Both the chargers and the MPPT controller have battery equalization modes, > and I don't think there is a way to get the ProSport charger to NOT go into > equalization mode unless I change it to Gel Cell mode, which is not > appropriate for my flooded lead acid batteries. There is also no real > information in the manual as to the equalization parameters of the ProSport > charger. > > So until I can find a way to program the MPPT controller (which is > currenly a challenge due to issues regarding getting the appropriate cable > to connect it to my PC), how big a deal is it that I would end up with two > equalization cycles happening per month? > > Thanks! > > Bruce Whitmore > > (847) 404-5092 (mobile) > bwhitm...@sbcglobal.net > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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