Prolong Shortie Charge

12:30 pm - 240v, .340a

 

How warm is it down south today?

Might be close to the limit. If it stays at 240-242 by the time you go to bed, I’d shut it off as soon as you wake up tomorrow morning .

 

Temperature is 77*F today, in the 60s in my garage.. I was going to unplug the charger tomorrow morning no matter what but I may be unplugging tonight by bedtime. The voltage dropped a touch, indicating it's already in the balancing phase.

2:30 pm - 239v, .340a

 

Looks good to me.

 

Still balancing.

5:30 pm - 238v, .341a

Looks like I WILL be letting it charge overnight.

 

7:30 pm - back up to 239v, .341a

 

11:00 pm - screen wavering between 239v and 240v as it is adding another volt. I'm going to bed. I'll unplug it around 6:00 am, even if it's up to 241v. I want the battery comfortably rested before I start up the hill tomorrow.

 

6:30 am - 241v, .340a

True to my word I just unplugged it. I don't know if it was on its way to 242 but the 241 number is in line with previous sessions and was not going to go much higher than that. The timing and numbers meant it was already at the point of taking three hours or more to gain one volt. Not much to be gained by leaving it plugged in any longer than the 24 hours it was.