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Robert LaCasse
Guest
Hi!
I tested some battery chargers last night , and found "as usual"
that the amps and voltages stated on the modules were not the same as what I
found on the Volt and Amp testers....
Some 12v charging modules, would say 1.5 amp, whereas the voltage
test was 12-->17v and/or 4-->6amps on the meters....
All the "Walwart" max output 800ma (.8A) with 3 volts selected
showed 2amps on the amp meter, and almost 4amps at the 12v setting. The
inline charging modules were pretty much the same...
I have a 12v 8Ah MF SLA battery to charge at .8amp and I can't get
anything to charge as low as .8 amp from the walwarts.......when I do,
nothing happens for days, as far volt checks are concerned...
The charging volts are not higher than 12.4 volts on any of the
chargers....
Some ppl discard this discrepancy with the volts compensate for the
current, expression, but does it really, if a low charging amp can't be
achieved? I don't want to buckle cells or dehydrate the $240 MF SLA battery.
I tested some battery chargers last night , and found "as usual"
that the amps and voltages stated on the modules were not the same as what I
found on the Volt and Amp testers....
Some 12v charging modules, would say 1.5 amp, whereas the voltage
test was 12-->17v and/or 4-->6amps on the meters....
All the "Walwart" max output 800ma (.8A) with 3 volts selected
showed 2amps on the amp meter, and almost 4amps at the 12v setting. The
inline charging modules were pretty much the same...
I have a 12v 8Ah MF SLA battery to charge at .8amp and I can't get
anything to charge as low as .8 amp from the walwarts.......when I do,
nothing happens for days, as far volt checks are concerned...
The charging volts are not higher than 12.4 volts on any of the
chargers....
Some ppl discard this discrepancy with the volts compensate for the
current, expression, but does it really, if a low charging amp can't be
achieved? I don't want to buckle cells or dehydrate the $240 MF SLA battery.