most everyone is using the 40 amp ZKE tester. (ZKETech EBC-A40L Capacity Tester) that's what i used as well and it works. If you hook it up to a PC it can be setup to run a full cycle of charge, wait, discharge and the charge back to full again, or you can set it to charge wait discharge and then charge to 40% for storage. if not you need to manualy set it up and it will charge to your presets, then you need to reconfigure for discharge to your presets. its not that hard to use and at 250.00 it works. i tried different hall cells and shunts and in the end it was the easiest as it allows up to a 40 amp discharge or charge.
yeah if you are doing a complete battery I simply used a shunt based monitor (bogart) and my inverter. used four 1200 watt hairdriers to load up the inverter to make it really draw some power.
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Yes exactly, that's how long it took me to test that battery and did so multiple times and separate test for indoor and outdoor modelNice!
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55V, 40A, 150W for $190-ish (on backorder). Only 4 days to test an EG4 Wallmount.
I have a file for every battery just in case
I would still get the 100V one though, I killed one cba because it was 55v model and I charged to a little over that. Instantly friedNice!
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55V, 40A, 150W for $190-ish (on backorder). Only 4 days to test an EG4 Wallmount.
Ah, important safety tip. Thanks!
This is good to know. My primary goal is to find a better way to test AGM/Sealed batteries to just determine overall capacity health. A lot of my older clients have flooded or AGMs and they're slowly reaching their end of life on those systems. So I'm typically dealing with batteries in the 1kW to 3kW range. My traditional method has just been using known loads and taking multiple measurements but having something that can handle the test for me is ideal.
Don't think of it like that!I am afraid to test my battery. Right now I think is wonderful. If I test it and it reads out at 93% capacity it will really piss me off
Ignorance is bliss
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In reality I use the Victron Smart Shunt and Solar Assistant and run them down running refridgerators. Not to scientific but happy wen they get to 82% I only run them down to 18% SOC
If it's lost capacity, you get a new one with most warranties! And I doubt it's degraded much. I think you'll be fine
I baby them so they should last long long timeDon't think of it like that!
Ha ha ha you want to load a battery bank down.... get a centrifuge to clean waste oil with (or centrifuge canabis to make CBD oil with)Don't think of it like that!
I used to have one of those type of testers. They scare me to use quite honestly.
why i use them all the time no issues that i can see. i actually just bought a 600watt 40 amp version.
Where can I find it? I’d like to run a little higher current load than the 150watt version I mentioned earlier.
They look like cheap fire and I am paranoid lol. Not saying there's anything wrong with them.
you want me to make you a case? i get the bare board stuff is kind of unfinished looking, but they sell cases as well for them. They use mosfets and have temperature overheat protection (which i have tested over 100 times). I really am not super concerned. put them on or in a metal box and sleep safely, next to your large battery bank LOL
