Re: Inverter/Charger recommendations

On Jul 28, 4:16 pm, Larry <no...@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bruce in Bangkok <decypher_signat...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote innews:hbfr841j7ea8uian47j14n5stmpoe363q7@xxxxxxx:

As a matter of interest you might want to read CAT
Safety_Bulletin_No_23_MF_Battery_Explosions.pdf

Naw....don't confuse him.  Caterpiller batteries are different.  They're
made for 500 amp charging for hours.  That won't cause them to explode,
boiling the electrolyte like that....

They won't listen.....

Bruce: Thanks for the pointer. I already follow all of the
prescribed suggestions. It appears that the problem is excessive
charging voltages in high temperature environments. I utilize
temperature compensated chargers.

Larry: I know that you try to be helpful, but who do you think that
I'll believe: you or the engineering documents describing the
recommended charging scheme? I even calculated the temperature
correcting coefficient per their documents and e-mail with the
engineer who supports the battery. You often act like you're the
definitive/last-answer to battery questions, and perhaps you should
realize that you're not.

-- Geoff
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