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Re: Testing a battery float charger

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Subject: Re: Testing a battery float charger
From: Mike Rambour <mikey@b2systems.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 12:39:31 -0800
>Anyway, is there a way to test an automatic battery float charger?

  what perfect timing ! me too, me too, I need to know !

I just purchased a small solar charger over the weekend to float my 
battery and I have no idea how to test it but I can't get near the 
numbers they claim and I think its broken.  I am getting 23 volts on 
a 15 volt panel that I am told is ok since its solar and it will drop 
to 12 when I hook it up to the battery.

  But the amperage is way off, should be 400ma  and I think I am 
getting 3.81ma out of the thing but I am not sure I am testing it right...

  so I second the motion for how to test these things...

         mike


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