Recent content by LuckyLuke

I tested the system on another battery and it charged with no problem whatsoever so there are no issues with the PV array, CC, and wiring. I think I found the issue! These batteries I have are semi industrial or you would say a "stationary" battery, the space between the cell opening hole to...

Sure good idea, I will check with another spare to rule out if it's a fault in the wiring/connections, controller or panels, possibly breakers if they have an unknown resistance.

It's fine, no offense taken. With my previous AGMs rarely I discharged to 70% DOD but that's it. With these current ones I have I take great care not to discharge below 50% as the seller stated. What crossed my mind was the capability of the array charging the bank, but the array meets the 10%...

Hey guys, Just a quick question regarding charging and charge controllers. This might seem like a silly question since I'm still a bit green in this field. When measuring how many amps are going into the battery bank, can the size requirement of an array change depending on what kind of...

I understand what you are saying. What do you think could be the issue that under regular charging [bulk 30amps], [absorption 14.8v per battery absorbtion] and [13.8 per battery float] no one is in the house during the day so no power usage. The electrolyte is bubbling like normal and there is...

I forgot to mention that I have a 1000w array that is over the 10% charging requirement for the 260AHs.

It's definitely under 1.5kw per day and that's including: 20w constant standby use from the inverter 20% possible power losses from batteries, system efficiency, and wiring. Power usage: Small fridge - 60 watts (compressor works 50% of the time) LED lighting - 9 to 18 watts total only at...

I bought a kill a watt meter and ah meter because I'm conservative with power in general, so I have measured the off grid house consumption though these instrument.

I don't don't use more than 1500watt hours per day as this system is powering a small off grid house; low wattage fridge and tv. Never the less it's still very small power usage compared to you haha. Hey if you can away with running electrical heaters and stoves then why not! Especially in...

Thanks for your reply. Yes the total system is 260ah at 24v, two new 12v batteries. I like your recommendation about the SG refractometer, I will check that out. The batteries were being fully charged at 29.6v (absorb) for 3 hours and then entering float 5 days a week during these 4 months...

Hi people this is my first post on this forum, I'm hoping for some better insight into my issue since the specifics of my problem are nowhere to be found online or in battery manuals. I recently bought two deep cycle flooded 12v 260ah batteries for my 24v system four months ago. When under...