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  1. Thread: 16 Volts

    by Lou r Pitcher
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    Modern electronic devices use switching power...

    Modern electronic devices use switching power supplies which modify the needed input current draws dependent upon the applied voltage.

    Using a higher voltage supply such as from a 16 volt...
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    Capacity and state of charge...related but two...

    Capacity and state of charge...related but two different animals.
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    Without getting too in the weeds, desulphation...

    Without getting too in the weeds, desulphation risks to a sealed battery primarily are the peak internal resultant pressures which are generated from the accumulated bubbling of electrolytes in...
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    A PCS Dual Pro is a very different charger being...

    A PCS Dual Pro is a very different charger being more expensive to manufacture than an inexpensive pulse chargesr such as the NOCOs.

    I was provided detailed specs on the Dual Pro including its'...
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    Charger with that profile applies what Pro...

    Charger with that profile applies what Pro Charging Systems has referred to in the past as a "mild desulfatiion stage". Its voltage and time period has been accepted by some but not all Agm...
  6. Bow graph volt meters sometimes are not all that...

    Bow graph volt meters sometimes are not all that accurate. But if a charged battery ever put out 16 volts or higher even briefly it has been overcharged and been damaged with excessive...
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    :thumb up2:A bad terminal/internal connection...

    :thumb up2:A bad terminal/internal connection within the battery could exhibit such behaviors.
  9. The charging applied to a significantly...

    The charging applied to a significantly discharged battery draws current from both charger and a higher voltage parallel connected battery, As the charger cannot deliver infinity amps it does not...
  10. It is true that a lightly discharged battery can...

    It is true that a lightly discharged battery can be placed in parallel with a more heavily discharged battery and a small or moderate sized single bank can given time will successfully recharge both....
  11. Dual Pro offers a warrenty and either replaces...

    Dual Pro offers a warrenty and either replaces the product or elects in some cases to repair their chargers.

    But by industry terms, their products are considered to contain no user serviceable...
  12. Series wired batteries of different capacities...

    Series wired batteries of different capacities can be successfully used delivering their full remaining lives out from each provided that the boater stops and recharges whenever the smaller capacity...
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    Those of us in broadcast radio/tv work with...

    Those of us in broadcast radio/tv work with shielded signal cables reducing RFI from coupling onto the signal circuits.. . But that shield whether over a signal wire or power wire does increase the...
  14. Having multiple wire connections to a battery...

    Having multiple wire connections to a battery terminal aboard a fast moving boat greatly stresses the soft internal metals. Adding an additional 3 connection terminal such as linked above physically...
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    :thumb up2: Correct.....to add: the inline fuse's...

    :thumb up2: Correct.....to add: the inline fuse's size and type that is designated by the manufacturer is there to protect whatever the product's design engineer (I am one of them) feels needs...
  16. While 12 volt devices with switching power...

    While 12 volt devices with switching power supplies such as graphs may tolerate higher DC voltages, many linear powered devices would pull more amps( not lower amp draws) Motor pumps for example...
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    Sounds like you bought what is sold and marketed...

    Sounds like you bought what is sold and marketed as a maintenance free, commercial lead acid battery using calcium lead rather than a selenium grid. It would not be a sealed Valve regulated design...
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    Buy the cheapest battery with lowest capacity...

    Buy the cheapest battery with lowest capacity possible to meet present needs....

    None of us rec boaters would ever see 3000 cycles...at 2X week or 100 uses per year that's 30 years.

    By next...
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    For AGMs there perhaps is a very minimal...

    For AGMs there perhaps is a very minimal possibility of explosive gasses accumulating within the closed compartment during recharging if a charger fails to properly voltage limit or the AGM's vent...
  20. LiFePO4 is one of the varieties of Lithium Ions.

    LiFePO4 is one of the varieties of Lithium Ions.
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    Yes trucks do fine applying constant voltage...

    Yes trucks do fine applying constant voltage typically to batteries being only very light discharged and immediately replenished after cranking an engine; the battery rarely spends any time...
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    Seems 10 amps X 1/10 hour = 1AH.........Doesn't...

    Seems 10 amps X 1/10 hour = 1AH.........Doesn't take long for well sized charger to replace 1 AH.
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    To add......seems a Power supply as wells as a...

    To add......seems a Power supply as wells as a simple parallel combiner can only 'replenish' the depleted charge in a discharged battery. Neither can stage and properly 'maintain' a battery...
  24. ? If large enough AWG is used, the extended...

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    If large enough AWG is used, the extended lengths would safely handle the max bulk/fill currents and add little to the original series circuit resistance.

    In the finishing stages of...
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    Fine provided...........the peak charging voltage...

    Fine provided...........the peak charging voltage of the 16 volt battery charger does not exceed the max permitted voltage of any of the electronics or lights that might be left on.

    Even though...
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