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Just a reminder, the solar controllers are set to acid batteries (B-1) if you have switched to Li-po batteries they require lithium compatible Controllers which most controllers have settings within.
In the Controller menu(usually the 1st button) scroll by quick tapping until you see B1 displayed, hold it down till it blinks, then change it to B-3, now instructions tell you 12.8v that's the true 12v voltage of Li-po batteries however the charge setting should be set at 14.4v which changing to b3 should auto default to, if not set it to 14.4-14.5v
you'll find it in the menu by quickly tapping that menu button till you see the arrow point to the charged lines. Resting, the fully charged LiPo should read 13.5v so if you see that, it's the charge reading not the incoming charge at >reading.
Home chargers should be Li-po compatible too, because acid chargers are pulses, these require steady flow and charge at higher rates 14.6v for wall plugin chargers....
20 amps types work well for 100ah batteries 3amp ones take over a day to charge.
In the Controller menu(usually the 1st button) scroll by quick tapping until you see B1 displayed, hold it down till it blinks, then change it to B-3, now instructions tell you 12.8v that's the true 12v voltage of Li-po batteries however the charge setting should be set at 14.4v which changing to b3 should auto default to, if not set it to 14.4-14.5v
you'll find it in the menu by quickly tapping that menu button till you see the arrow point to the charged lines. Resting, the fully charged LiPo should read 13.5v so if you see that, it's the charge reading not the incoming charge at >reading.
Home chargers should be Li-po compatible too, because acid chargers are pulses, these require steady flow and charge at higher rates 14.6v for wall plugin chargers....
20 amps types work well for 100ah batteries 3amp ones take over a day to charge.
