Ceengland
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Posts: 381
Location: MS
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 Posted: Wed Aug 30, 2023 3:47 pm Post subject: FYI: New kid in battery charger/maintainers |
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On 8/30/2023 4:57 PM, Steve Stearns wrote:
| Quote: | Hi Bob,
While you are evaluating the "new kid" can you see how it behaves if it is connected to the battery but there is no AC? I have the unfortunate situation in that my city (Longmont CO) seems to do nasty things to the power line (usually, when I'm out of town) which causes all the GFIs in all the hangars in my area to trip. And then, it seems, every battery we have on a charge maintainer (my maintainer is one of the recommended Schumakers (sp?)) discharges through the maintainer.
Very irritating... I'm wondering if the "new kid" will also do this...
Steve Stearns
LongEz N45FC, Taylorcraft BC12D N43732
Boulder/Longmont CO
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Henny Youngman's excellent advice:
“The patient says, "Doctor, it hurts when I do this."
The doctor says, "Then don't do that!”
And from Bert Lance:
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
Any SLA or LifePo battery that's in good condition (as they should be in an a/c), without a load connected, will take a year or more to self-discharge to the point where you'd notice it.
I'll bet more batteries are killed by chargers and maintainers (through either defects or misuse) than are preserved/saved.
Just something to think about.
Charlie
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