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Re: Any clue on likely battery life and quality from retail marine batteries?
Generally, 'marine' batteries are NOT deep cycle batteries. If flooded batteries, they are likely lead calcium where a true deep cycle would be lead antimony. Depending on how often you use a single …1 · -
Re: classic 150, etc versus Schneider Electric Charge controllers
Midnite makes things very clear. From the bottom of the Midnite string sizing tool; I used to see this in other manufactures info, I suspect it's across the board.1 · -
Re: Might have blown fuses
FWIW - I used a Prosine stored outside in sonly slightly protected areas. They are popular on boats and do have a conformal coated, as does the Magnum I replaced it with. In theory it lasts a very lo…1 · -
Re: May be switching from lithium and copper to sodium and aluminum
Big advantage is they are much more cold tolerant, good down to-20 Celsius, or about -4 Fahrenheit.2 · -
Re: Need assistance
While introducing a load once you reach the absorb point will drop the voltage/current flow back to absorb, it truly isn't passing any more current into the battery, just using the available current …1 ·