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Re: [GMCnet] Should the batteries charge when plugged in [message #324773 is a reply to message #324737] Mon, 09 October 2017 21:59 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
JohnL455 is currently offline  JohnL455   United States
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On the converter. .... A smart unit is just that and tapers charge rate to the state of charge the battery is in, prolonging life. The BIG thing is it is smart enough to take the batttery to the final stage of charge where it must be brought up to at least 14.2V, then taper back. Yours only gets to the mid 13s which will sulfonate the battery to an early death. Seems counterintuitive but that is why the buzz box style ruined batteries when left plugged in.

John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II

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