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Jetronic said:
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charge profile for my newest battery charger. I don't know what happens if the charge current exceeds 1.0Amps at 12.8V.
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That graph is very confusing. If I’m reading what you posted correctly, the charge rate shifted from 0.1A at 14.4V to 1.0A at 12.8V? Based on that, I’m going to say this graph is more of a snap-shot than a continuous plot, meaning it’s just about useless.

It’s l just showing that the amperage dropped to nothing at a max set point of 14.4V, turned off the charger, then picked back up at 1.0A when the battery voltage dropped back down to its ON set point. someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Do you have the ability to plot V and I vs time?
 
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gathermewool said:
That graph is very confusing. If I’m reading what you posted correctly, the charge rate shifted from 0.1A at 14.4V to 1.0A at 12.8V? Based on that, I’m going to say this graph is more of a snap-shot than a continuous plot, meaning it’s just about useless.

It’s l just showing that the amperage dropped to nothing at a max set point of 14.4V, turned off the charger, then picked back up at 1.0A when the battery voltage dropped back down to its ON set point. someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Do you have the ability to plot V and I vs time?
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Looks like once the battery voltage reaches 14.4 the max current the battery could draw drops down to 0.1 A ... like a maintanence charge. Then if the battery voltage happens to drop down to 12.8 during that stage, then the charger will put out 1.0 A max until the battery hits 14.8 V again. That pattern just keeps repeating during the maintenance charge phase. It might take a very long time for the battery voltage to go from 14.4 to 12.8 V while it's getting the 0.1 A.
 
gathermewool said:
That graph is very confusing. If I’m reading what you posted correctly, the charge rate shifted from 0.1A at 14.4V to 1.0A at 12.8V? Based on that, I’m going to say this graph is more of a snap-shot than a continuous plot, meaning it’s just about useless.

It’s l just showing that the amperage dropped to nothing at a max set point of 14.4V, turned off the charger, then picked back up at 1.0A when the battery voltage dropped back down to its ON set point. someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Do you have the ability to plot V and I vs time?
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it goes up to 1.0A, there's more mistakes like that in the graph.

No I can't plot anything right now. But this is the photo section anyway...
 
gathermewool said:
That graph is very confusing. If I’m reading what you posted correctly, the charge rate shifted from 0.1A at 14.4V to 1.0A at 12.8V? Based on that, I’m going to say this graph is more of a snap-shot than a continuous plot, meaning it’s just about useless.

It’s l just showing that the amperage dropped to nothing at a max set point of 14.4V, turned off the charger, then picked back up at 1.0A when the battery voltage dropped back down to its ON set point. someone correct me if I’m wrong.

Do you have the ability to plot V and I vs time?
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Jetronic said:
it goes up to 1.0A, there's more mistakes like that in the graph.

No I can't plot anything right now. But this is the photo section anyway...
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Jetronic said:
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charge profile for my newest battery charger. I don't know what happens if the charge current exceeds 1.0Amps at 12.8V.
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Looks like some kind of a CTEK charger?

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I'm also not exactly sure what is being presented, but let me share 1. Battery presently on a CTEK oh 4 days away from hitting Stage 8 - Float/Pulse maintenance mode and also 2. CTEK family battery chart. There is also another from CTEK manual showing stages of charging.

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The battery shown was at 2.5V after sitting in vehicle "for awhile," not sure if they should be that low after sitting awhile but it went right on Recondition mode and seeing as how it is a very new battery (appears to be from this year) I will call it saved. Is 13.6V at its Stage 7 right now. CTEK keeps it there for 10 days and it was at Stage 6 for about a full day, give or take since I do not sit there and watch it, only glance at various times...

Here is from a CTEK MUS4.3 manual, all CTEK chargers operate similarly.

The Amps will vary.

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schwinney said:
Looks like some kind of a CTEK charger?

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I'm also not exactly sure what is being presented, but let me share 1. Battery presently on a CTEK oh 4 days away from hitting Stage 8 - Float/Pulse maintenance mode and also 2. CTEK family battery chart. There is also another from CTEK manual showing stages of charging.

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The battery shown was at 2.5V after sitting in vehicle "for awhile," not sure if they should be that low after sitting awhile but it went right on Recondition mode and seeing as how it is a very new battery (appears to be from this year) I will call it saved. Is 13.6V at its Stage 7 right now. CTEK keeps it there for 10 days and it was at Stage 6 for about a full day, give or take since I do not sit there and watch it, only glance at various times...

Here is from a CTEK MUS4.3 manual, all CTEK chargers operate similarly.

The Amps will vary.

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Much cheaper than a ctek, but it's in the "smart charger" category. This one does 12V or 24V and up to 10 Amps in bulk charge.
 
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Here is another picture from Monticello. This is an old Poplar tree housing a new Poplar tree. I actually have a picture of me when I was 6 years old sitting on the exact stump before they planted the new one. At the time they had just cut down the old one. It was planted by Jefferson but died so they didn’t want it to fall on the house so they cut it down. Anything like this that dies they automatically replant to keep it the same as it was.
 
schwinney said:
Don't they play the "We go high, you go low, we meet in the middle" game at dealerships? Or not really
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Been six years since I bought a vehicle at a dealership. Yeah, there was haggling, and, in the end, we settled on a price I could accept. Can’t accept current prices. Don’t need another car, however…
 
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Here is another shot from the insides of Monticello. Very beautiful home all around in my opinion. This particular bed was in James and Dolley Madison’s guest room. I really am glad I chose this to revisit because all the details you miss and forget from when you are younger is amazing. This was my third time visiting.
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Here is a cool clock from the time period too.
 
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