Battery instandhouding
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Battery instandhouding
Ons ry baie kort afstande met die bakkie en ry glad nie deur die week nie want beide ek en my vrou maak gebruik van die Tube (ondergrond treine) Dis net as ons weg gaan vir 'n naweek dat die bakkie lekker lang pad ry. Die auxiliary battery agter in my bakkie is 'n Numax - XV31MF - 113 amp Leisure Battery en ek het nou al gesien as ons winkel toe ry dan net so dra ons amper by die huis is dan begin hy eers te charge.
My vraag aan julle is: Sal dit beter wees om die auxiliary battery te ontkoppel en net gebruik as ons gaan kamp ens as wat hy die heeltyd net 'n klein beitjie charge kry. Hoop dit maak sin wat ek vra?
Frikkie
My vraag aan julle is: Sal dit beter wees om die auxiliary battery te ontkoppel en net gebruik as ons gaan kamp ens as wat hy die heeltyd net 'n klein beitjie charge kry. Hoop dit maak sin wat ek vra?
Frikkie
Re: Battery instandhouding
Vir die tyd wat hy staan en niks gekoppel is nie sal dit seker in orde wees.
Het jy 'n klein inellegent so 3A charger wat jy hom so nou en dan mee kan vol charge?
Het jy 'n klein inellegent so 3A charger wat jy hom so nou en dan mee kan vol charge?
Re: Battery instandhouding
Frikkie, kyk na die een Benton BX01 charger:
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Dis nie goed vir hom as nie gereeld ordentlik gelaai word. Ek sou hom nie ontkoppel nie maar eerder 'n charger opsit as hy te lank staan. Dan bly albei batterye vol gelaai. Die chargers waarvan Mark praat sal ideaal wees.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
stem saam die bx2 werk vir my maar hy gaan ook saam op trips - so bietjie meer skop as die bx1 maar as jy tyd het soos in die geval is die bx1 goed genoeg
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Sit met dieselfde probleem, my LTD ry ook net naweke...
Het maar ook 'n BX2 aangeskaf. Die regte ding eintlik vir 'n battery is om te discharge en te charge eerder as om af te loop en te charge; hulle hou dan langer, maar op die oomblik sit ek maar die BX2 op eenmaal 'n week.
Het maar ook 'n BX2 aangeskaf. Die regte ding eintlik vir 'n battery is om te discharge en te charge eerder as om af te loop en te charge; hulle hou dan langer, maar op die oomblik sit ek maar die BX2 op eenmaal 'n week.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Stef, you can leave the BX2 on permanently, the BX1 and 2 have a maintenance mode(kicks in when the indicator shows fully charged) where the charger allows the battery to discharge a bit and then trickle charges it back up to full repeatedly... I've got the BX1(tx F_D) and it works perfectly!
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Re: Battery instandhouding
You connect the above mentioned charger and forget about it. It charge the battery and discharge it by itself, maintain the battery.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
BESLIS, kry n Benton.
Die BX1 is PERFEK vir "maintenance".
Die BX2 verhoog van 3A tot 8A vir die laai slag, handig vir n pap 100A.h battery. En dit kan ook gebruik word as n power supply.
(ek het die BX2 en is BAIE tevrede daarmee)
Die BX1 is PERFEK vir "maintenance".
Die BX2 verhoog van 3A tot 8A vir die laai slag, handig vir n pap 100A.h battery. En dit kan ook gebruik word as n power supply.
(ek het die BX2 en is BAIE tevrede daarmee)
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Haven't read the manual but that's how i understood it as well...Mr_B wrote:Stef, you can leave the BX2 on permanently, the BX1 and 2 have a maintenance mode(kicks in when the indicator shows fully charged) where the charger allows the battery to discharge a bit and then trickle charges it back up to full repeatedly... I've got the BX1(tx F_D) and it works perfectly!
I have to run a lead to the back garage where the bakkie is kept and our Labrador already attempted to chew on one lead wish I could have seen that..idiot dog...
Anyway, can't really leave the extension lead out...
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Re: Battery instandhouding
StefStef wrote:Haven't read the manual but that's how i understood it as well...Mr_B wrote:Stef, you can leave the BX2 on permanently, the BX1 and 2 have a maintenance mode(kicks in when the indicator shows fully charged) where the charger allows the battery to discharge a bit and then trickle charges it back up to full repeatedly... I've got the BX1(tx F_D) and it works perfectly!
I have to run a lead to the back garage where the bakkie is kept and our Labrador already attempted to chew on one lead wish I could have seen that..idiot dog...
Anyway, can't really leave the extension lead out...
Los daardie lead buite met krag aan.Die labrador sal na die eerste shock wye draaie om daardie draad loop en baie respek vir hom he.Jy sal nie daarna nie probleme met hom he dat hy die draad wil af byt nie.
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Dis presies wat gebeur het Kom eendag buite en my oog vang to "liggie wat so flits" ...intussen was dit die live & neutral wat so biejie bietjie uit "short" waar meneer die lead gekou het... Hy mik nog so nou en dan vir die lead, so ek's nie 100% seker of hy sy les geleer het nie
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Ek probeer so eenkeer deur die week met die bakkie werk toe ry.
Ek weet die Subaru het in "limp mode" gegaan wanneer die battery vir 'n tydjie ontkoppel was. :evil:
Weet julle dalk of my spitstronic ook sulke tricks sal doen as ek die battery vir 'n paar dae ontkoppel????? Ek wil nou nie he Swartvark se blikbrein moet geheue verlies kry nie!!!!
Ek weet die Subaru het in "limp mode" gegaan wanneer die battery vir 'n tydjie ontkoppel was. :evil:
Weet julle dalk of my spitstronic ook sulke tricks sal doen as ek die battery vir 'n paar dae ontkoppel????? Ek wil nou nie he Swartvark se blikbrein moet geheue verlies kry nie!!!!
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Hi Tiaan,
The latest generation of blikbreins are pretty resilient, I've had mine unplugged for weeks at time before. With the Benton BX1 you don't have to disconnect the battery, in fact they supply a lead with a quick release plug that can be dis/connected easily at any time, which is very convenient! To date I've had no issues!
The latest generation of blikbreins are pretty resilient, I've had mine unplugged for weeks at time before. With the Benton BX1 you don't have to disconnect the battery, in fact they supply a lead with a quick release plug that can be dis/connected easily at any time, which is very convenient! To date I've had no issues!
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Re: Battery instandhouding
ThanksMr_B wrote:Hi Tiaan,
The latest generation of blikbreins are pretty resilient, I've had mine unplugged for weeks at time before. With the Benton BX1 you don't have to disconnect the battery, in fact they supply a lead with a quick release plug that can be dis/connected easily at any time, which is very convenient! To date I've had no issues!
I'm sure my HAWKINS Smart 6 will work for this application. I've never used it while the battery is still connected to the vehicle though!
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Must be 6 times as smart as a BX1!
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Would it cause voltage problems if I extended the leads between the charger and the vehicle's battery by a couple of metres?
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Yes, but if it's only a couple of meters, it will be insignificant, .... I would still rather extend the supply cable.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Nope.swartvark wrote:Would it cause voltage problems if I extended the leads between the charger and the vehicle's battery by a couple of metres?
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Re: Battery instandhouding
Invest in a Benton BX2 charger and U will never be sorry.Fred79 wrote:Ons ry baie kort afstande met die bakkie en ry glad nie deur die week nie want beide ek en my vrou maak gebruik van die Tube (ondergrond treine) Dis net as ons weg gaan vir 'n naweek dat die bakkie lekker lang pad ry. Die auxiliary battery agter in my bakkie is 'n Numax - XV31MF - 113 amp Leisure Battery en ek het nou al gesien as ons winkel toe ry dan net so dra ons amper by die huis is dan begin hy eers te charge.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
My bakkie doesn't fit in my garage, so I'm thinking of running the leads from the charger (safely inside garage) under the door to the vehicle parked outside.Mud Dog wrote:Yes, but if it's only a couple of meters, it will be insignificant, .... I would still rather extend the supply cable.
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Re: Battery instandhouding
That won't be a problem. All conductors have some amount of resistance and the longer / thinner the cable the bigger the voltage drop ... more of a problem with lower voltages, but like I said a couple of meters is insignificant on an application like a charger, even with 12v.
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Thanks, Mr Dog.
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