Poor advice about batteries!! (1 Viewer)

[Revolvor]

Saw this on Facebook today ......

Can anyone recommend a solar /auto electrician or knowledgeable Moho engineer in my area please.. West Midlands/Worcester area??

Got a system fitted, but think I've killed the batteries & want to upgrade to a Mppt controller.. got lots of great advice re batts & controller from here, but not entirely sure of size or fitting.

My local guy advised me to run the batteries really low as it helps capacity - which is opposite to everything I read here , so not sure I trust him to touch it........

Maybe the local solar installer is trying to to sell more batteries!

 

[Sundowners]

That one piece of advice would stop me going back!!!!!!!
Running low is probably what killed the battery??

 

[hilldweller]

My local guy advised me to run the batteries really low as it helps capacity

I recall that advice, but it was long ago and specifically for NiCd batteries. A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

I hope you pointed him at our good guy @dave newell

 

[Revolvor]

I hope you pointed him at our good guy @dave newell

Someone else had already done that!

 

[Theonlysue]

Why do you think youve killed your batteries? Have you tried charging them on hook up??
Why type are they??

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[Revolvor]

Why do you think youve killed your batteries? Have you tried charging them on hook up??
Why type are they??

They are not my batteries ..... I was just copying something from Facebook. It was the advice about letting batteries go flat that caught my attention!