Absorb time

Cgarner
Cgarner Registered Users Posts: 2 ✭
in Off Grid Solar & Battery Systems #1
I have a system that is less than one year old off grid.  My battery shuts off only after one hour of  use.  I have 9 panels, 285 wats, outback flexpower 120 Volt.  4 outback 12v batteries sealed.  it is set to 1 hr absorb time.  If I change my absorb time to 2 hours do you think it will help my issue
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  • westbranch
    westbranch Solar Expert Posts: 5,183 ✭✭✭✭
    edited March 2018 #2
    What is the Manufacturers recommended time for  ABSORB?  Is your charger using a BTS or RTS ?  and YES if you are in the northern part of the world, the longer ABSORB time should help long term but you may already have damaged your batteries with only 1 Hr  of  ABSORB
    .It is better if you post all the charging parameters rather than one part at a time as there may be other factors involved, rather than guessing...
     
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  • Estragon
    Estragon Registered Users Posts: 4,496 ✭✭✭✭✭
    #3
    It's also helpful to start a single post/thread for a single issue. Multiple threads tend to confuse things.
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  • BB.
    BB. Super Moderators, Administrators Posts: 33,615 admin
    #4
    I will close this thread so the discussion can continue in the other thread... Carry on over here:

    http://forum.solar-electric.com/discussion/353136/customer#latest

    Unfortunately, with this forum software, I cannot merge threads/discussions.

    -Bill
    Near San Francisco California: 3.5kWatt Grid Tied Solar power system+small backup genset
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