My friend gave me 8 4D Lifeline (sealed type) batteries. I have a 3000W inverter. I am looking for a battery charger that could charge my batteries. How should I configure the charger with the batteries and the inverter? I am running an electric fridge, a TV and lights on the inverter.
Thank you for your help!!! :)
Pat
I've posted this link before. There is a lot of information in it. I hope this gets you going in the right direction.
I would compare this information with the information that came with your inverter. Good Luck!!!
http://www.equalccw.com/hardcore.html#INVERTERS
Here's directly from Lifeline. 3 stage charger- Bulk 14.2-14.4 volts; Acceptance 14.2-14.4 volts; Float 13.2-13.3 volts. Equalize after fully charged at 15.5 volts for 8 hours (only if showing symptoms of capacity loss). State of charge- 100% 12.8 volts or more; 75% 12.55 volts; 50% 12.2 volts; 25% 11.75 volts; 0% 10.5 volts. Lifeline recommends sizing batteries twice what you need and recharge when at 50% and recharge 100%. I have 2-8D's and am very satisfied with them. I have my three stage set like above pumping in 85 amps at 12v. at the beginning. They should easily last 5 years. Good Luck, TomC
Quote from: TomC on August 22, 2006, 09:39:13 PM
Here's directly from Lifeline. 3 stage charger- Bulk 14.2-14.4 volts; Acceptance 14.2-14.4 volts; Float 13.2-13.3 volts. Equalize after fully charged at 15.5 volts for 8 hours (only if showing symptoms of capacity loss). State of charge- 100% 12.8 volts or more; 75% 12.55 volts; 50% 12.2 volts; 25% 11.75 volts; 0% 10.5 volts. Lifeline recommends sizing batteries twice what you need and recharge when at 50% and recharge 100%. I have 2-8D's and am very satisfied with them. I have my three stage set like above pumping in 85 amps at 12v. at the beginning. They should easily last 5 years. Good Luck, TomC
My Xantrex RS3000 does not enable equalize mode when set to AGM type battery.
Jay
87 Saftliner
Hi Pat,
You might want to keep your eye out for a Inverter/Charger combo setup to elaveate the clash between invert and charge cycles with two different
components trying to work together. I also have the RS3000 Sinewave networked Inverter from Xantrax but, I have flooded led acid batteries and I
utilize the equalize feature. and all works as designed..
Nick-