More Battery Problems
I'm having problems with my two coach batteries this time around (last week it was my chassis battery). My two coach batteries are around 4+ years old. My wife heard a sizzling noise and could smell t...
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J-Rooster wrote:
I checked this and they were at 12.5 just after they were installed. I hope this is in the acceptable range and thanks for your post!
The 12.5 indicates that they weren't fully charged when installed.
It probably also explains why your measured charging voltage was over 14. Once fully charged, a "smart" 3 or 4 stage converter/charger should drop to something around 13.4 to 13.6.
You really should get your new batteries up to a full charge by leaving the charge ON for several hours......maybe up to 10 hours the first time.
