24-04-2015, 01:09 PM
I ran a better load test last night...
1 amp draw (from 3 LED lights) ran the lights for 3 hours 30 minutes on the dot.
Starting voltage: 12.3v
End voltage : 11.4v (charge controller cut off)
3.5 amp hours from an otherwise rooted 18 amp hour,
or 1/5 the original capacity, is about the same ratio
as my other 'recovered' SLA's
So I have to conceded, using 'recovered' in the same sentence as old SLA's,
is still a tall stretch until the desulfator comes to the party as well.
1 amp draw (from 3 LED lights) ran the lights for 3 hours 30 minutes on the dot.
Starting voltage: 12.3v
End voltage : 11.4v (charge controller cut off)
3.5 amp hours from an otherwise rooted 18 amp hour,
or 1/5 the original capacity, is about the same ratio
as my other 'recovered' SLA's
So I have to conceded, using 'recovered' in the same sentence as old SLA's,
is still a tall stretch until the desulfator comes to the party as well.