Technical Battery Maintenance
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Technical Battery Maintenance
Hello,
The dealer refused hooking up both batteries?
I've been using CTEK since years now. NOCO also seems to be OK. I'd avoid cheap products however.
10 A versions would be OK, as the battery is probably around 100 Ah? The ideal charge for lead-acid is 0,1 C. Both CTEK and NOCO should be able to make the density of the electrolite if needed.
The dealer refused hooking up both batteries?
I've been using CTEK since years now. NOCO also seems to be OK. I'd avoid cheap products however.
10 A versions would be OK, as the battery is probably around 100 Ah? The ideal charge for lead-acid is 0,1 C. Both CTEK and NOCO should be able to make the density of the electrolite if needed.
As usual, thanks for the advice.Hello,
The dealer refused hooking up both batteries?
I've been using CTEK since years now. NOCO also seems to be OK. I'd avoid cheap products however.
10 A versions would be OK, as the battery is probably around 100 Ah? The ideal charge for lead-acid is 0,1 C. Both CTEK and NOCO should be able to make the density of the electrolite if needed.
Hook up will still be done however, looking like 1st working week in Jan and getting fed up charging by idle.
Is that CTEK 5 or 7?
Idling is not good. Better take if for a ride.
My van can stand for 2 - 3 months and a 3 years old good quality starter's battery has no problem keeping the voltage around 12,6 V (checked lately, it was standing since beginning of September when I drove 70 km until two weeks ago when I made a short trip to pick up the solars).
As far as I remember, I've read somewher (here or on some MH forum) that there was a charger that could charge both lead-acid and Lithium, that could be a solution for you. I think it was something from Victron. I've just checked and CTEK also has this type of charger for lead-acid and LiFePO4 batteries. It's the model 40-330, it's 8 A, so would be slightly too small for your 100 Ah starter battery (but should do). Before investing check with the dealer what type of Lithium battery you have.
Charging current for lead-acid batteries should be 0,1 of the capacity in order to assure proper charge, so I'd look for a 10 A charger. Of course you can use a smaller one, but it'd be impossible to charge it properly if the battery gets flat for some reason in the future. And of course will take longer to charge.
Thanks again for the info. I’ll check with the dealer on battery type.
