Hi. I have a question and hopefully can get an answer ....
Our van has been stored for 7 months in shed with charger connected, lately charger wants to run 24/7
___ nothing substantial on 12v system _____ level 14.1v - 0.5amp load
So What is going on ?? -Faulty charger ??
- Batteries stuffed ??
Batteries are Deep Cycle 2x110Amphr nearly 4 years old
----- Comments please.
Cheers Ros...
Charger Problem
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Re: Charger Problem
A good start may be to disconnect the charger and the negative lead from the battery, leave for 24 hours then check the battery voltage.
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Re: Charger Problem
As George says is the first step, then connect a 60w globe to the battery, a halogen downlight globe works fine, after 15 min measure the voltage, then again after 30 mins, each time with the bulb still connected. After 30 mins only 10 Ah will have been drawn from the battery, 12.6v or higher battery is fine, 12.4v battery has lost 20% of it's useable capacity so only 30% useable remains, 12.2v and 40% has been lost, they are just about had it, below 12.2v and they are worth a few $$ at the scrap yard but that's about it.
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Re: Charger Problem
If they are sus you can disconnect the joining cable to find out which one has 'dropped a cell'. Disconnect, leave for a few hours & check ea voltage.
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Re: Charger Problem
Thanks everyone for your replies and ideas of our charger problem, we have been a little sidelined with our daughter this past week so will try and sort it out next week, you have given THE BOSS a few ideas to the problem.
Thanks Once again
Cheers Ros.
Thanks Once again
Cheers Ros.
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