Winter Battery Storage & Self Discharge Characteristics

Winter Battery Storage & Self Discharge Characteristics
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Winter Battery Storage & Self Discharge Characteristics

December 11, 2012 After having a discussion with one of my customers, about leaving his battery charger running on-board all winter, a practice I am certainly not a huge fan of, and one his boat yard specifically prohibits, I decided to venture into this article. On December 11, [...]

Under-Load Battery Voltage vs. SOC
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Under-Load Battery Voltage vs. SOC

Battery After 20 Hour Capacity Test = 95.69Ah CapacityFor this test I wanted to:Show the relationship of loaded voltage to SOC on a popular lead acid battery.Utilize a battery not in perfect health to represent real world.Show why using a generic voltage to SOC chart may not work for [...]