Hello Ben, we were saying ! 

 BR> Nope, each CELL is considered to be 2V, float rate is 1.085x, per
 BR> commercial specs (sola) which gives 2.17 V/cell or 13.02 VDC for a 12V
 BR> "battery".

        Yes, 13.02 is mathematically right but this is speculating as in
  the field, as in my sloop, it does not stay there very long with all the
  little loads really adding up.

 BR> That's what specific gravity testing is for .

        Now you are really talking. Spec.Grav is the criterium by which
  one can tell the health of any lead/acid cell. That was also part of my
  tool kit.

 BR> I'm not looking for perfection, but I'm no dummy either 

        We are all human, Ben. All suffer different levels of perfection
  or dumbness. I got a real education when dwelling on this subject of
  batteries for long term storage. SpaCreek and another firm in WA., put
  out some smart alternator controlers. But there was never enough storage
  in my sloop even when using twin D8s batteries. Do not try and lift one
  by yourself. I went to air generator, 4' propellor on a 80 amp
  alternator but if I let the batteries go down too much, I needed a gale
  to keep that alternator churning.

        Oh, well ! my experience.
     
 Hey, this nice Thinkpad is in 
  full use again.

  
  
 
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