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jonjo
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Re: Battery drain test - result

16/05/2008 10:05

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It could fail tomorrow or it could soldier on for several more seasons.

Ok in order to eek out the remaining capacity I should stop assuming it is ok to use 60AH of an assumed 140AH capacity. I will reprogram the Link-10 to assume the battery has an effective capacity of 90AH so it should bleep after 45AH of consumption.

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Battery capacities are normally quoted at a 20 hour rate so your discharge test would have been more appropriately done at a current of 3.5 amps with a view to taking 20 hours to discharge 140Ah.

Hmmm, Calder suggests a load of 10amps for a 20 hour crash test of a 200AH battery, maybe you suggested 3.5amps for a 20 hour test drain down to 50% of capacity?

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Battery drain test.	jonjo	12/05/2008 22:52
Re: Battery drain test - result	jonjo	15/05/2008 20:19
Re: Battery drain test - result	halcyon	15/05/2008 21:15
Re: Battery drain test - result	jonjo	16/05/2008 10:28
Re: Battery drain test - result	VicS	15/05/2008 21:08
Re: Battery drain test - result	jonjo	16/05/2008 10:05
Re: Battery drain test - result	VicS	16/05/2008 11:04
Re: Battery drain test.	alan	13/05/2008 08:51
Re: Battery drain test.	William_H	13/05/2008 00:17

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