Monday, May 7, 2012

RE: [Electric Boats] Battery Investigation: Load test

 

Hi Mike,

At your blog you said “keep parasitic loads off any one battery in the string.” How do you plan on doing this? I’m unaware of any alternative power connection for the PakTrakr.

 

Thanks,

Steve in Solomons MD

Lagoon 410 SE

 

 

Finally got around to load testing my four year old 8A4D AGM batteries. You can see the results here:

All passed but, four years of the parasitic drain on the lowest (most negative ) battery does appear to show up in the results. But, that battery has come a long way from intially not completing the charge cycle this winter and now charges up nicely with the other batteries. Now that I have some baseline load data I will be able to keep a better eye on the bank as it ages.

 

Capt. Mike

 


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