I posted this on another website but though it might be good to post here. Maybe get Mainesails thoughts if he happens to see it.
I just bought a couple of new Trojan T-105 batteries for my house bank. I will install them this weekend but wanted to get a little feedback on this before i do.
I have read before that they (new 12 volt batteries) should be conditioned (broken-in) when new.
I had a link to a good article on this but cant seem to find it anymore. I found a couple of resources on the net.
One golf cart company/manufacturer recommends that in the first 10-20 charge/discharge cycles the batteries be drained to 75% DOD and brought back to 100% SOC immediately after. I found another article that mentioned something similar.
I am curious what some of you think about this procedure and its affect on battery life/ability to hold a charge? Does this procedure fall into the 'battery myth' category or is there science behind it?
I'm a big fan of Mainesail's website but i couldn't find any reference to this procedure. Do any of you do this? If so, has it made a noticeable difference? If you do...what procedure do you use? I'm having a difficult time determining how i would actually get my batteries to 10.5 volts if i did this? I'm not sure what 12 volt equiptment i could use to draw them down that low.
I just bought a couple of new Trojan T-105 batteries for my house bank. I will install them this weekend but wanted to get a little feedback on this before i do.
I have read before that they (new 12 volt batteries) should be conditioned (broken-in) when new.
I had a link to a good article on this but cant seem to find it anymore. I found a couple of resources on the net.
One golf cart company/manufacturer recommends that in the first 10-20 charge/discharge cycles the batteries be drained to 75% DOD and brought back to 100% SOC immediately after. I found another article that mentioned something similar.
I am curious what some of you think about this procedure and its affect on battery life/ability to hold a charge? Does this procedure fall into the 'battery myth' category or is there science behind it?
I'm a big fan of Mainesail's website but i couldn't find any reference to this procedure. Do any of you do this? If so, has it made a noticeable difference? If you do...what procedure do you use? I'm having a difficult time determining how i would actually get my batteries to 10.5 volts if i did this? I'm not sure what 12 volt equiptment i could use to draw them down that low.