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Help with Benton BX-2

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BX-2 charger...
Sit ek die charger net so op die bakkie se battery? Haal geen kabels af nie? Moet ek die batt se proppies oop draai soos met ouer tiepe charger of los ek hulle toe? Hy charge nou en sodra hy vol is sal hy self in Maintenance mode gaan?
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Re: Help with Benton BX-2

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Twee opsies :

1) koppel die quick connector op die battery. Nou kan jy maklik die BX2 opkoppel wanneer die bakkie gaan staan.

2) gebruik die crock-clips, en koppel die BX2 aan die battery.


NIKS anders nodig nie !

Die BX2 monitor als en sal self tussen die "modes" skakel soos nodig.

GENIET hom :)
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Dankie Chris, het hom so rukkie terug persent gekry en ken nie regtig die ding nie.
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Baie mooi present.
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Trevor dit is n BAKGAT present daai ! :)


Jy kan dit gebruik as n :
- power supply
- 7A charger
- maintenance/float charger
- om n battery the "cycle" (de-sulphate)

En AL wat jy hoef te doen is om dit aan die battery te koppel, en dan aan te sit by die muur. Daai eenheid doen als self.
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Dankie. Het gesien hy het die 13.5v/power supply, booster ens. Weet nog nie alles van home en al sy mode's nie maar tyd sal leer ;-)
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Die BX1 is n slow charger. Dink hy kan ook gebruik word vir maintenance charge ...

Die BX2 is die lekker een :)


Family_Dog het op n stadium dit versprei. Myne by hom gekry
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>> Die BX1 is n slow charger. Dink hy kan ook gebruik word vir maintenance charge ...

Yep, vat net langer, maar dit maak nie saak nie vir "Maintenance charging" nie.

Ons versprei hulle nog steeds en jou antwoord bo is heeltemaal reg. Connect & Forget!


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Hehe...

Gebruik nog gereeld die twee eenhede wat ek by jou gekry het.

Bly ek onthou nog die specs :twisted: :twisted:
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Family_Dog wrote:>> Die BX1 is n slow charger. Dink hy kan ook gebruik word vir maintenance charge ...

Yep, vat net langer, maar dit maak nie saak nie vir "Maintenance charging" nie.

Ons versprei hulle nog steeds en jou antwoord bo is heeltemaal reg. Connect & Forget!


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Hey Eric; what do they go for and would you be able to send to Cape Town? I can't seem to find a BX2 here
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Ek woon in die Kaap, en Eric het al twee keer vir my gestuur. :)

Sal hom gou PM - dalk het hy die thread vir eers gemis.
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Thanks Chris.

Ronnie, please email me at info(at)repcom(dot)co(dot)za and I will forward the price list to you. We do ship to the Republic of C.T. ;)


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Family_Dog wrote:Thanks Chris.

Ronnie, please email me at info(at)repcom(dot)co(dot)za and I will forward the price list to you. We do ship to the Republic of C.T. ;)


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And replied to...


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Some of you will remember my threads on my home PV installation.

In short:
- 100W PV panel
- Victron solar regulator
- 100Ah deep cycle battery
- various LED lights for the home

This system functioned very good for the last 12 months.

For the last couple of weeks I did note that the Victron would idle the battery at below 13V, instead of the 13,8V.


I removed the fuses and disconnected the pv panel and Victron from the system. Next I used the BX2 to charge and condition the battery. Two days later I re-connected the PV panel and Victron regulator.

System working perfectly again :cooldude: :yahoo:

Idling perfectly at 13,8V :celebrate: :yahoo:



Note to self - remember to use the BX2 more frequently to condition the battery :thumbup:
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Good to hear you're getting good service from the BX-2 Chris, warms the cockles of my heart :thumbup:


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Just noticed the resting voltage of the battery is now also again at 13,1V.

A good reconditioning seems to do wonders.


I should also add - when I built this system I went all out to buy the best regulator and inverter. By the time I had to buy a battery I deliberately bought the cheapest chinese battery I could find.

This battery did service during the load shedding - powering the tv via an inverter. Taking the charge to 50% for each load shed, thus putting hard cycles into this cheap battery. Since then the battery has powered the lights each and every night for the last year. Granted these are 10 to 25% cycles each night.

VERY happy that I am getting reasonable service out of this cheap battery - but using quality chargers, regulators and inverters. Would be very happy if this battery lasts 2 or 3 years under these continuous cycles.


Seems the BX2 may just help to get the best out of this battery :)
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My bakkie is nou 'n week op hom en baie happy! My yskas het my battery so bietjie verniel, maar gister gekyk en battery is weer wat hy moet wees ;-)
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