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DieselJan · 03-01-2017, 02:27 PM

You can also configure it to charge the battery at different rates during breaking depending on your battery. So lets say your alternator used to charge at maximum 14V, you can make it charge 14,3V ; 14,4V; 14,5V ; 14,6V ; 14,7V ; etc. during regenerative breaking.

Off course you cannot make it permanently charge at too high voltage, or it will cause a lot of gassing and eventually cook your battery to death.

This was the other reason why I made this mod, as my alternator was configured to charge at 14,7V. This caused a lot of gassing and wasted power. I had to top off my battery quite regularly to keep the cells wet, and stop sulfation happening.

I put in a new regulator but it only brought down the voltage to 14.42V and I could still see the battery gassing and causing wet spots around the caps.

03-01-2017, 02:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
DieselJan Less waste = better FE Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: South Africa, Freestate Posts: 30 Thanks: 9 Thanked 14 Times in 7 Posts	Alternator relaxer - continued You can also configure it to charge the battery at different rates during breaking depending on your battery. So lets say your alternator used to charge at maximum 14V, you can make it charge 14,3V ; 14,4V; 14,5V ; 14,6V ; 14,7V ; etc. during regenerative breaking. Off course you cannot make it permanently charge at too high voltage, or it will cause a lot of gassing and eventually cook your battery to death. This was the other reason why I made this mod, as my alternator was configured to charge at 14,7V. This caused a lot of gassing and wasted power. I had to top off my battery quite regularly to keep the cells wet, and stop sulfation happening. I put in a new regulator but it only brought down the voltage to 14.42V and I could still see the battery gassing and causing wet spots around the caps.