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12v 20ah battery charge rate?

Chopaka81

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I am starting out small and I am concerned I made a mistake.
I bought a MIADY 12V 20AH battery and it appears that the documentation says the charge rate is 0.1C for this battery.
I am going through everything I can find about this battery and I am unable to find a spec for the maximum charge rate. I was planning on charging at 8A.
Should I return it?
Thanks Don
 
I am using for Ham radio camping 12vdc power station. I have a 24v 200w solar panel array providing charge voltage to a EPEVER 20a MPPT Charge controller. I've added appropriately sized emc filters to prevent interference issues with the HF radio. Basically I feed 12 to 30 vdc into the MPPT charge controller and it will condition the charge voltage to keep the LiFePo4 battery charged.
Last night I decided to return the 20AH battery and purchased an 50AH LiFePo4 battery that plainly states the charge and discharge rating of the on board BMS as 50A.
 
Usually, Lifepo4 cells charging rate is 0.5C.
0.1C seems very low, I wonder if it's just a typo on their side.
 
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