This is the latest addition to my humble little UPS and AE system. (Actually more of an experiment and hobby, I'm certainly not saving any money ... but it is a lot of fun)
By using an Iota DLS-15, a 15 Amp charger with the IQ4-smart charge adapter, I hope to have the three-stage charging necessary for maintaining my AGM storage.
Has anyone used an Iota DLS-15 or similar, Iota charger and have any opinions on these?
My storage will consist of (2ea)(8AGC2), In-Series, 6V-200Ah AGM Golf Cart batteries (for now). I've never used AGM's but from what I've read, they should be a heck of a lot better than my Walmart, deep-cycle marine's. They should at least hold a charge better during peroids of inactivity and last a while as long as I use the right charger and charge control.
Any advice for breaking-in the new AGM's? (Initial Charge tips ...?)
Other than 3-stage charging, what do I need to do to get the AGM's to 100% SOC?
The supply side only has 37 watts of solar and a PM conversion that is in need of new blades (my next project). Eventually, I want to have ~150-200 watts solar and a 50-100 watt genny. Both of these are (and always will be, I'm afraid) marginal, at best, to maintain storage, so I definately need the charger (grid) to keep it all alive.
I have two permenantly wired circuits in the house that distribute 120AC from my 1250w inverter, so I'm pretty well set there for my UPS.
Wind is sporatic here with trees around and cloudy days are the norm here, not really a viable AE system but fun.
(I'd like to try a Mini-3 Phase Axial Flux in the future, as time and money permit)
Thanks,
Arc