House battery being overcharged????
1994 Calista Cove MH. Book says charging system will sense fully charged and not over charge the house battery. After being hooked to shore power the volt reading at the battery terminals is 14.2 volt...
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fighterpilota wrote:
After being hooked to shore power the volt reading at the battery terminals is 14.2 volts which seems like too much. ????
No.
The only way you can truly tell if a battery is fully charged is with a hydrometer.
What does the voltmeter read three hours after the charger has been turned off and there has been no load is on the battery. That's the only valid way to get a reading with a voltmeter on a battery charge.
