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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How does a charger or converter detect the charge state of a battery?
I don't think I can tell with my Voltmeter without waiting hours for the battery voltage to stabilize. Oh, does it apply a voltage to the battery and then measure the charging current that results? A charged battery would draw very little current while an empty one would draw much more. Perhaps I could make a charge meter using an Ammeter and eight or ten AA cells! Would be handy. Can I buy one? The one built into my MH appears to be just a Voltage indicator and it requires hours of waiting after charging to be at all accurate.
I don't think I can tell with my Voltmeter without waiting hours for the battery voltage to stabilize. Oh, does it apply a voltage to the battery and then measure the charging current that results? A charged battery would draw very little current while an empty one would draw much more. Perhaps I could make a charge meter using an Ammeter and eight or ten AA cells! Would be handy. Can I buy one? The one built into my MH appears to be just a Voltage indicator and it requires hours of waiting after charging to be at all accurate.
