Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

Put one or two of the lightbulbs on a Rheostat and uses for fine control I got lucky and found an old ohmite load bank real reasonable Big and bulky you don't want to carry it far ! Bob ellison > On Aug 7, 2017, at 9:51 AM, Dan Fink wrote: > > Thanks to everyone for their

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

Thanks to everyone for their input, it really clarified how to get the data Trojan is looking for. I am going to go with what we have in stock as a "Trojan Approved" load tester is out of my price range, and the reasonably priced auto parts store ones hit you 100+ amps plus as they are trying to

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

I have used a load resistor on a voltage controlled relay VCS from solar converters and a USB data logger. I only used the relay because I didn't want to kill the battery or sit watching. USB voltage loggers are good things to own anyway. Hugh On 6 August 2017 17:18:51 BST, Steve Higgins

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

Since Surrette was mentioned, even if you used the house loads and monitored the load current on the batteries with a DC current clamp... That would work for us... there is a webinar on the procedure on our YouTube channel. On Aug 6, 2017 5:40 PM, "Dave Angelini Offgrid Solar"

Re: [RE-wrenches] Battery load tester purchase advice?

This is a bare bones but easy method. I am not sure Trojan would approve. You need a working bank and an inverter. A variac is used to set the AC voltage on an electric heater. A clamp-on DC ammeter is used to set the variac for the exact specified DC current (25A). A descent Variac is not that