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House Battery Equilization

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House Battery Equilization

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Hi All. Can you tell I am going stir crazy since I am recovering from my recent hospitalization/Gall Bladder surgery? :D

For years I have been reading about the need to equalize lead acid batteries periodically The process is described in the attached PDF. Basically it is a controlled overcharge (15.5-16 volts) of the house batteries. Many battery manufactures recommend equalizing at least once a year.

I have tried equalizing my batteries over the years but was never successful. The solar controller would not provide sufficient voltage and the Trace inverter would shut off after a few minutes.

The subject has become pretty important since my house batteries took a heck of a hit while the bus was parked at my BIL house without power during Pat's hospitalization late last year (bad UTV accident - 5 surgeries!). BTW, we are a little tired of hospitals :o

So, I have taken my "idle" time to research the best method that will allow me to correctly perform the process. I will be using this power supply: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SW ... UTF8&psc=1. This power supply will allow me to have complete control over the process.

I will disconnect my house bank (4 sets of 2 golf cart battteries in series) from the bus system so that nothing will see the high charge voltage. I will then separate each set of the paired golf cart batteries so that I have 4 sets of 12 volt batteries. Each will be equalized independently.
Battery Equalization. Information.pdf
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If you have performend this process, let us know your method
Jim Shepherd
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Re: House Battery Equilization

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Here is a PDF that discusses using a bench power supply to equalize the battery.
Battery Equalization with Power Supply.pdf
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I figure that will be a two day process since I will have to perform 4 equalization processes and each will take 2-4 hours.

Jim
Jim Shepherd
Evergreen, CO
'85 Eagle 10 with Series 60 & Eaton AutoShift 10 speed transmission SOLD
2005 Dodge 2500 with 5.9 Cummins and 6 speed manual 2022 Sunset 28 foot trailer
Bus Project pages: http://beltguy.com/Bus_Project/busproject.htm
Blog: https://beltguy.com/Travelogue/
Email: eaglesinternational.email at gmail.com   NOTE this email box is only for general correspondence related to the forum and not technical advice.  Technical questions will not receive a response.
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