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Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

14-12-2022, 02:28

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How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

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Re: How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

A small computer fan will only help slightly to dissipate heat in the large mass of a typical yacht battery bank. I suspect these are usually installed to discharge the explosive hydrogen gas that is...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

08-12-2022, 14:29

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How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

The table related to the reduction in cycles. This was for a specific model of a commercial deep cycle battery. The performance will not be identical for all types of lead acid batteries, but the...

Forum: Electrical: Batteries, Generators & Solar

08-12-2022, 11:00

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How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

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Posted By noelex 77

Re: How do you keep batteries from overheating in Florida climate?

Keeping lead acid batteries cooler does make a significant difference to their life.

This table from HOPPECKE gives some quantification of the effect:

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