I thought I knew a lot about batteries untill I got in to solar. I was wrong. Your battery in your car is not the same.. This is a video about charging batte…
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This video series shows the progression of how I acquired and reconditioned a 1000 Amp Hour Battery Bank for use in my home power backup application. In this…
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NOTW Wallace says:
December 18, 2014 at 12:32 pm (UTC 0)
Great video Dude!! I have a 12v system my question to you? Ut first let me
say I agree with you 110 percent that you need more than one way to charge
your system!! I found a three way charger that pulls less amps ( 110 ) then
it puts out!! A bass fishermen invented it and it does great at charging my
three 8ds now my ? I just invested in 10 , 100watt solar panels!! And went
for the best charge controller the company had to offer that matched up
with the panels. How do I hook the two together without one fighting the
other?? Do I unhook one and hook up the other or is there a way to tie them
together? Thanks for your time sharing your thoughts and knowledge!!
Cotronixco says:
December 18, 2014 at 12:50 pm (UTC 0)
12V is OK for running a shack. But for everyday use, 48V is the way to go.
2kWh per month off a 12V storage system would require 8/0 awg cable and
make the project impossible and full of line loss, when all you have to do
instead is series/parallel your sources.
TheMFrelly says:
December 18, 2014 at 12:56 pm (UTC 0)
12volt is the worst for inverters really crapy efficiency, 24 or 48volts is
way better in every possible way, also when charging large battery banks
with solar you really need 60 to 90 amps coming into a good 100amp MPPT
charge controller at what ever voltage you are running on your battery
bank.
cdk2309 says:
December 18, 2014 at 1:37 pm (UTC 0)
cool video! do you have a line diagram for your setup you have in the
video?
Kristopher Ferrell says:
December 18, 2014 at 1:48 pm (UTC 0)
have you ever used or heard of smart batteries. Lithium ion ? I really like
them and they are really expensive, but seem really worth it. Thanks.
Bloodspilled1229 says:
December 18, 2014 at 2:23 pm (UTC 0)
I swatted at the fly in my left ear and there wasnt a fly in my house…
Good vid by the way
Alter Kater says:
December 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm (UTC 0)
There is no “correct” way to charge batteries, everyone has his own recipe.
Go to my channel to see how grandpa did it.
Joe Sanches says:
December 18, 2014 at 3:31 pm (UTC 0)
Nice system I’ll admit but there’s something you said about 12 VDC vs 24VDC
=. I think you should know by now that the smaller your voltage the more
amp hours you use and hence draw your power out faster. In a 24 VDC system
your draw is half as much as on the 12 volt system. 48 VDC even better
John Puccetti says:
December 18, 2014 at 3:46 pm (UTC 0)
What if your goal is to go off grid. No smart meter.
Shadebayne says:
December 18, 2014 at 4:30 pm (UTC 0)
2:59. also thought I had a bug in my ear….. lol
j johns says:
December 18, 2014 at 5:14 pm (UTC 0)
Awesome thank you. Do you recommend any books for someone getting started?
How do you hook the car up?
can a 12 volt charger be used to charge a group of 6volt batteries wired in
series to 12v?
Do you suppliment your power needs with a generator, or do you just use
your car? If so, any special consideration in doing so?
wb6iaq1 says:
December 18, 2014 at 5:49 pm (UTC 0)
For best results use a 120 volt battery bank with a 120 volt DC to AC
inverter
bear0134 says:
December 18, 2014 at 6:04 pm (UTC 0)
I fell asleep,watchng this boring shit
Anthony Hope says:
December 18, 2014 at 6:34 pm (UTC 0)
Thanks for sharing your video and knowledge. I am up the air concerning
whether I should go 24 volt or 22 volt solar. I just got into solar and am
running a small 24 volt setup. So, based on your experience, do you believe
12 volt solar system is still the better choice?
Zachary Watson says:
December 18, 2014 at 7:30 pm (UTC 0)
From my experience as an electrician in the navy, I know the perfect lead
acid battery operating temperature is 77 F (>95 is really bad)! Some sort
of “elevated charge” is also recommended on a weekly basis while your
system is in use, but try discharging your battery prior to doing the
charge (if your not using your battery constantly then don’t have to
equalize it weekly). Nice video!
Cobin Bluth says:
December 18, 2014 at 8:27 pm (UTC 0)
with all that wind outside, you could consider using a wind turbine
MrZabazuba says:
December 18, 2014 at 8:41 pm (UTC 0)
that fly scared me. 0_o
Gardner Niskey says:
December 18, 2014 at 9:04 pm (UTC 0)
I have a three battery system, when charging the batteries with a charger,
do I connect across the batteries: that is positive on first battery and
negative on the last ?
Chris Rochow says:
December 18, 2014 at 9:54 pm (UTC 0)
WHere do I get the wires that you are using for the battery connections???
I can’t find them around here.
Colby Black says:
December 18, 2014 at 10:24 pm (UTC 0)
Can you add a link in the description of the names of everything or links
to sites where we can find the same stuff you used? Thanks
Ricardo Amaro says:
December 18, 2014 at 10:25 pm (UTC 0)
Nice sound track on background!!
patrick660 says:
December 18, 2014 at 10:29 pm (UTC 0)
ime sitting with earphones on listing to this video when a fly went zooming
by at 3.01sec thought it was in my house
Edel Pogi says:
December 18, 2014 at 11:21 pm (UTC 0)
it is ok to use the batteries while charging from solar panels?
Reeses Pieces says:
December 18, 2014 at 11:40 pm (UTC 0)
Learning curve is not the word, you are right. I am still up in the air
about having 12 vs 24 volts. The main reason for wanting 24 is the other
things (ie welding in a pinch) which I am told you can not do with 12
volts.
David Sturdevant says:
December 19, 2014 at 12:30 am (UTC 0)
If you are having problems with sulfated batteries (and NOT being able to
DE-sulface them) try adding 1/4 to 1/3 of a teaspoon of Epson salt to each
of the cells inside of the battery (just pop the cap off with a flat-head
screwdriver, being careful NOT to spill the acid out of course.) Then shake
the battery (after hammering the cap back) lighty from side to side – NOT
shaking the battery around in circles, upside down and what not.) Then put
it on a low amp 12 to 12.5V charge, shaking the battery every 20 to 30
minutes for about 2 hours. The battery may heat up a bit, just watch it to
make sure the caps don’t pop off and/or acid inside starts to bubble out
from under the caps. It should extend the life of your batteries to at
least 10 years. (I’ve been using the SAME batteries, and continuing to add
more to my array in parallel to continue getting bigger and bigger checks
BACK from my power company for about 6 years now.) Be warned however the
power compang WILL start to get a bit angry with you…. they have me. 😉
God bless & Semper Fi brother!
Rev John O'Toole says:
December 19, 2014 at 1:12 am (UTC 0)
what does amp hour mean. what voltage is measured to 50% of charge?
thanks john
10americanpatriot says:
December 19, 2014 at 1:40 am (UTC 0)
put your battery cable ends on a vice and pound them flat…that will do it
spturks says:
December 19, 2014 at 2:25 am (UTC 0)
ITS A WASTE OF WIRE.. USE 2 BAR`S (ONE FOR POSITIVE AND ONE NEGATIVE) AND
you can save half the wiring
Mohab awadallah says:
December 19, 2014 at 3:13 am (UTC 0)
is it better to use 6v battery or 12 v battery for longer use in emergency?
Rob NAustin says:
December 19, 2014 at 4:01 am (UTC 0)
From all I’ve read you should never parallel batteries of different
capacity as there is no way to charge where the better batteries wont cook
while the charger sees and is trying to bring them up to the level of the
average. I would suggest trying to bring the lesser capacity batteries up
to the better ones before you parallel them into a single battery. Is this
not accurate?
BeachSandInspector Technologies says:
December 19, 2014 at 4:45 am (UTC 0)
Personally I would use a busbar to connect the -ve direct, and then
connect the +ve via a 100amp fuse and then that to a busbar, the reasoning
behind doing it this way is that if one battery was to go short cct it
would blow the fuse it is connected to and the rest of the bank of
batteries would continue to function and not be taken down because of one
faulty battery.
This is the way I did it when I was doing battery install for a large telco
here, the battery banks we installed used 550Ah cells with some 10,000 Amps
of instant current available. One tech found out the hard way when his
spanner was vaporised when it fell across a single cell.
You may be able to buy copper busbar from a metal supplier I will be using
some busbar that is 20mm wide and at least 10mm thick for my soalr /
battery project.
azza says:
December 19, 2014 at 5:40 am (UTC 0)
i believe they were designed for convenience during maintenance, you
wouldnt need to get around to the other side to see anything. would suggest
screwing your positive wire on top and alternate terminal adapters, so that
the negative line is dropped down in front, but alas, you didnt come up on
all the the front-access terminal adapters or shields = wonder how much
they cost
damian charlemagne says:
December 19, 2014 at 6:18 am (UTC 0)
i completely understand how much u love those i have only three of these
batteries myself,(not the same brand they are Northstar NSB100TS’s) and i
find myself walking around with my multimeter and just checking their
voltages to see how they’re doing… i just love them, looking to get a few
more
autobri1 says:
December 19, 2014 at 7:17 am (UTC 0)
Are you going to charge them separately or all together? and if all
together can you explain how you are going to hook them up to get a equal
charge in your next video? Thanks!
Authority_AE Exposed says:
December 19, 2014 at 7:54 am (UTC 0)
why not just make some double like in your demo with a single mountlug
threeredstars says:
December 19, 2014 at 8:40 am (UTC 0)
You could just use half of the extenders and just run the positive across
the front and the negative across the top. or loop the negatives like you
showed and loop the positives towards the rear.
autobri1 says:
December 19, 2014 at 9:37 am (UTC 0)
Waiting for number 7 great series !! Keep up the great work, and thanks, I
always enjoy watching your videos and don’t short cut us, I don’t think
your long winded just very thorough. And you have a special talent
explaining things to a layman!!